this may sound stupid

[Humba]

.......and don't forget to take your buddy :dazzler1:

 

[miketsp]

Nobody mentioned war graves.
All in all there are actually quite a few places where you may not dive.

 

[Scott Riemer]

well, you can dive anywhere that is "legal" for the public to be in. one more thing, you only need to dive in a place that you are qualified to dive in... ex: an open water c card says you can only dive down to 60' so you shouldnt go deeper than that.

steve

This post sparks a question in my mind. I don't believe this a rule (60'), only a recommendation. Correct me if I'm wrong. How many of you dove beyond this suggested limit with just O/W C-card?

 

[The Kraken]

I think you have a point there, Scott!

I was diving on the Empire Mica off Cape San Blas in Florida several years ago.
Got down to the bottom, somewhere around 115' and this guy in a dark blue wetsuit and a dark lensed mask comes out of a hole in the side of the hull and asked to see my "C" card.
Well, I pulled my "C" card out of my BC pocket and handed it to him. He looked at my "C" card, looked at his depth gage, spun me around, secured my wrists with two tank bangers and escorted me to the surface.
WOW ! ! ! I guess it really is a rule ! ! !

 

[DandyDon]

I think you have a point there, Scott!

I was diving on the Empire Mica off Cape San Blas in Florida several years ago.
Got down to the bottom, somewhere around 115' and this guy in a dark blue wetsuit and a dark lensed mask comes out of a hole in the side of the hull and asked to see my "C" card.
Well, I pulled my "C" card out of my BC pocket and handed it to him. He looked at my "C" card, looked at his depth gage, spun me around, secured my wrists with two tank bangers and escorted me to the surface.
WOW ! ! ! I guess it really is a rule ! ! !

:lol:

 

[miketsp]

I think you have a point there, Scott!

I was diving on the Empire Mica off Cape San Blas in Florida several years ago.
Got down to the bottom, somewhere around 115' and this guy in a dark blue wetsuit and a dark lensed mask comes out of a hole in the side of the hull and asked to see my "C" card.
Well, I pulled my "C" card out of my BC pocket and handed it to him. He looked at my "C" card, looked at his depth gage, spun me around, secured my wrists with two tank bangers and escorted me to the surface.
WOW ! ! ! I guess it really is a rule ! ! !

Reminds me of a time back in the 70s when I was spear fishing off the southern coast of Spain about 150m off a very isolated stretch of coast when a Spanish cop (Guardia Civil) started waving me in & demanded to see my license. Fortunately I had taken one out - just involved a medical exam & small fee. I never expected to get pulled over and so of course had to trek about half a mile to get it out of the car.
He was upset that I didn't have it with me and so had to walk with me to the car!

 

[bridgediver]

The province of quebec also has some new legislation in that you need a permit to dive there on top of your c-card. There are other places like tobermoray Ontario that need a permit but these things are easily obtainable although they do have a price attached to them

 

[miketsp]

The province of quebec also has some new legislation in that you need a permit to dive there on top of your c-card. There are other places like tobermoray Ontario that need a permit but these things are easily obtainable although they do have a price attached to them

I saw that Canada is really cracking down on deep divers.
They turned the rec limits into law!!
See
http://www.canlii.org/qc/laws/regu/s-3.1r.3.1.1/20040210/whole.html

 

[bridgediver]

this is just in quebec. they are a different lot out there

 

[emtdan]

In order to get tanks you need your c-card, and to rent gear. But you can always do dives of beaches, lakes or pools