Diver Dennis
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Yes, if they told the shop they were "experienced" then I would have done just what the DM did, put them in their place. They are lucky the DM helped them after that.
Right On or Rude?
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Still being a newbie diver, I would look at it as free instruction. I would be (and am) thrilled when I get suggestions how to be a better diver, even when it's in front of the entire boat.
Damselfish
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political correctness and politeness are not the same thing.
cyklon_300
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Don't offer unsolicited advice. Someone I don't know telling me to 'stop coming over the top' in the middle of a round is an invitation to get their *** kicked.
Giving someone a clinic they didn't request in front of a crowd is pretty arrogant.
Giving someone a clinic they didn't request in front of a crowd is pretty arrogant.
cyklon_300:
I'm sure glad I'm not the only one who thinks this.
I actually find it astounding how many people said he was "right-on".
I bet some of the same people who think he was cool to do this would see the world a lot differently if they paid a DM to take them diving and he publicly crawled up their butt for their lack of diving skill in front of the group.
I second Cyklon's assessment and Walter's comment. Right attitude, wrong delivery.
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Diver Dennis
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But if they told the shop they were experienced and were not, to me that's a different story. And that now appears to be the case.
vondo
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Diver Dennis:
No. If its so bad, then the DM should tell them (in private) they can't do the 2nd dive or the DM or the operator should tell them the next day they have to go on the beginner boat, but there is no reason to berate them publicly in any case. My mother always told me "Two wrongs don't make a right."
cyklon_300
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have a video of the last DM I dived with. She was absolutely atrocious in the water, lousy buoyancy control, rototiller finning style, swam at a 45 degree angle, did a 20' stop by kneeling in the silt, etc...
Since she had a Dive Master cert, I assumed she was 'experienced.' Apparently, I missed a good opportunity to publically humiliate someone.
Since she had a Dive Master cert, I assumed she was 'experienced.' Apparently, I missed a good opportunity to publically humiliate someone.
SteveDiver
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This all depends on how the DM made his statement. As a Diver I always welcome the opportunity to learn from another diver. If he was rude and talked to the divers as if he was superior then that would have been another story. Embarrassement is never a way to gain respect and only shows the insecurity that the DM had, if indeed he humilated the divers.
Technique needed a little tweak as he was a tad blunt. What would it have hurt if he had said "hmmm, maybe if we changed your configuration a little we could get more bottom time", or have you ever tried...? But beyond that, the proof was in the pudding.
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