No, I didn't mean to be funny at all with that statement. I noticed that
some divers prefer to be in groups where a local divemaster will lead the
dives. These are divers who don't want to worry about navigation and
finding the boat. I'm just pointing out all the factors about the Keys for
diving. I would have thought that this point is something worthwhile to
know about if traveling to the Keys for diving.
Clint
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"Clint" <pepmax@videotron.ca> top posted, saying:
> No, I didn't mean to be funny at all with that statement.
Hopefully that means that you're starting to catch on to a few things.
How long have you been certified, son?
> I noticed that some divers prefer to be in groups where a
> local divemaster will lead the dives. These are divers who
> don't want to worry about navigation and finding the boat.
Congratulations. Perhaps you'll also soon note which types of divers
have this particular preference: do you think that it is a trait
amongst divers who received inferior training, of rank novices, or of
most confined-water Texas Lake Divers?
> I'm just pointing out all the factors about the Keys for diving.
Don't flatter yourself by thinking that you've covered "...all the
factors about the Keys for diving." Not by a long shot.
What about diving from moored dives in currents, general reef depths of
the mainstream tourist sites, overdived sites, and FL Keys diveshop
policies for credentials for diving wrecks that are deeper than 60fsw
such as the Duane and Bibb? And so on.
> I would have thought that this point is something worthwhile to
> know about if traveling to the Keys for diving.
It might have been useful if you would have named the specific dive
operation(s) who has which rule regarding unsupervised buddy teams -vs-
supervised (aka DM Lead) dives...that way, those dive consumers who have
a preference actually have useful information to select a dive operator
from.
Instead, all you did was to point out something that most non-novice
divers already know. But hey - its your website, so if you want to put
up misleadingly incomplete advice, its your right to do so.
-hh
Doug Frederick - 24 Oct 2005 13:16 GMT
> Instead, all you did was to point out something that most non-novice
> divers already know. But hey - its your website, so if you want to put
> up misleadingly incomplete advice, its your right to do so.
You misspelled "incompetent".