saltysupply
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Although I don't agree with the premise or assumptions of the person who made the statement that started this thread, I really don't think that a new diver is in a position to tell someone with thousands of dives that they shouldn't be diving.
One of the things that you learn with experience is that every "rule" of diving needs to be applied in the context of a given situation. There are no hard and fast rules that apply in every case ... the number of variables that create the situation require, above all else, judgment.
What you learn in OW class are "rules of thumb" ... designed to be applied in such a manner as to allow you to not kill yourself while you gain some experience, and learn how to apply those rules to a wider set of circumstances.
A thinking diver will not just look at how a safety protocol is applied ... but why. Sometimes that requires thinking beyond what the OW manual said should be done in a given circumstance.
Remember ... that C-card is really just a learner's permit. At less than 24 dives, you really aren't qualified to decide that someone with thousands more dives than you "shouldn't be diving" ... it's possible that he has legitimate reasons for saying what he did, and you haven't yet developed the experiential context to understand what those might be ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
I guess if you want to get technical you are right...but just by that single comment I wouldn't dive with that person, wasn't really trying to get philosophical