If a person ends up in the emergency room on a drug over dose,...and the doc asks what he took..If the person says,..only 3 aspirin,.....should I care what happens to him.
If a person jumps in the water ten years after certification with only his certification dives under his belt ,...should I care what happens to him?
The BAR association forbids lawyers to have sex with their clients,..why?
Too prevent the clients for being charged twice for basically the same service.
We can micro manage the c-card a little further.
I remember when there was a scuba cert and OW cert. The OW required actual ocean, open water. That kind of went away,..now people are certified in deep pools, fish tanks and catfish junction ponds,...then they can jump on a rig tender in the GUlf, go 20 miles off shore and jump in 100'.,...but their c-card should expire.
Back in catfish junction, there is snow on the ground, so normally they would do their renew cert in the pool,..it is being cleaned. That's ok,...the standards will allow deviation so not to allow delay of money coming in,....classroom simulation will be accepted!
Most boats in Florida require to see a c-card and list the last three dives on the liability waiver. So you will list three catfish junction dives and beside put a small cs for (Classroom Simulation)
So lets make more money,....you are climbing on a boat in Florida, so lets see your boat specialty cert,.....You have one from catfish junction that is normally done on a pantoon boat on glass water,..but they lost the boat keys so you simulate it from a dock. That should be close enough for a 50' rig tender, 20 miles off shore bobbing in seas,.. we'll give you some tips on that 15' giant stride jump off the boat. Once I forgot,..the guy had on his 40lb belt he uses in the great lakes,..but do to his rapid descent,.. he got more bottom time.
Your in Florida and there is a 40 degree difference in water temp from CA, so you will need a Florida scuba specialty cert.
It is Manatee season so you will need to show me your Manatee awareness cert.
We will be diving over 60' so you will have to show me your deep diver cert, and rent a pony bottle and computer.
I see you have put down that you are a smoker,...we have determined that regular air is not good enough for smokers,...you will have to rent NITROX gear,...your NITROX cert please.
Are taking that camera?,......we found an article where a diver held his breath taking a picture 20 years ago,...you will need a Underwater photo cert. All photos on this dive become the property of our agency and may not be reproduced
You want that mask strap,..I will need to see your Equipment specialty cert,..or I can sell you a very nice backup mask.
It was just reported that the vis is only 15',...you will need to show me your night/low vis cert. and rent primary and backup lights.
Also PADI has just decided to make Rescue diver certs expire annually, like DM and instructors. All you have to do for this is take a annual medic first aid, cpr class and send PADI $200
OK that almost does it,..you have met all of the requirements for you first dive,..let's move on to the second. It is a spearfish dive on Black Bart a old tug,
Wreck diver cert please
PADI speargun safety course please
Under water hunter please
Florida spearfishing regulation course card please
Fishing license please.
Zillion dollar liability in case you spear someone insurance please.
Now I have good news and bad news
The bad news,..the boat left 20 min ago.
Good news,...I can give you a Equipment specialty course while they are out and you can take the afternoon boat.
We are taking a poll,...can you think of any reason why there hads been a decline in new diver interest and LDS.
We're not in UTAH? No we are not talking about Lader Day Saints!!!
