Comments on: Diver Down Follow Up http://www.billrini.com/2004/05/04/diver-down-follow-up/ Bill Rini's Poker Weblog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:33:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Daniel Stefanko http://www.billrini.com/2004/05/04/diver-down-follow-up/#comment-75 Daniel Stefanko Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/?p=65#comment-75 The statement "The dive master called roll and heard everyone answer at the end of the first dive, a visual verification was not done." says it all. ANY divemaster who does not do a visual verification isn't worth his "salt" and should be stripped of his Divemaster certification by Padi or Naui. I 50 and have been scuba diving since I was 14. Anytime I hear of a diver being left by the dive boat I make a note of the OPERATOR and NEVER NEVER NEVER go on a trip with them, I also encourage as many of my fellow divers as possible to boycott the OPERATOR as well. This kind of situation is entirely avoidable by doing a visual count and roll call. By their own statement we know that was not done!!!! The statement “The dive master called roll and heard everyone answer at the end of the first dive, a visual verification was not done.” says it all. ANY divemaster who does not do a visual verification isn’t worth his “salt” and should be stripped of his Divemaster certification by Padi or Naui.

I 50 and have been scuba diving since I was 14. Anytime I hear of a diver being left by the dive boat I make a note of the OPERATOR and NEVER NEVER NEVER go on a trip with them, I also encourage as many of my fellow divers as possible to boycott the OPERATOR as well.

This kind of situation is entirely avoidable by doing a visual count and roll call. By their own statement we know that was not done!!!!

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