Zept
Contributor
I was divemastering at the weekend and the group I was leading included a father and his young (11) son. The son is recently certified, the father learned 18 years ago, but didn't dive again until his son was certified (he did well in a refresher, though).
During one of the surface intervals, the father told me he had an underwater camera and asked whether it would be safe to take it diving. I asked whether he meant safe for the camera or safe for the divers, and he said for the divers. I said, well, his son is very young and needs someone to keep an eye on him, and a camera can be pretty distracting, so I would wait until they had a bit more experience. I thought that was a reasonable answer and he seemed happy with it, but it does leave me with a question...
How would you decide whether a diver (yourself or anyone else) is ready for an underwater camera? What things would you consider?
Z
During one of the surface intervals, the father told me he had an underwater camera and asked whether it would be safe to take it diving. I asked whether he meant safe for the camera or safe for the divers, and he said for the divers. I said, well, his son is very young and needs someone to keep an eye on him, and a camera can be pretty distracting, so I would wait until they had a bit more experience. I thought that was a reasonable answer and he seemed happy with it, but it does leave me with a question...
How would you decide whether a diver (yourself or anyone else) is ready for an underwater camera? What things would you consider?
Z