What is the law? for dive boats?

[Andy the Coastie]

Originally Posted by Brian of Aquanauts

We check everyone's qualifications as we're a dive centre, and want to show best practice. Should anything happen (god forbid) we can show that we maintain standards higher than what is required.

Thats a good idea, but then skippers can do that aswell just by having a book onboard ( which needs to be signed ) stating that the diver is fit and able to do the dive.

Originally Posted by Brian of Aquanauts

Also we seem to get alot of people (normally learnt abroad) that are interested in doing dives beyond their experience level. Checking everyone seems to make sense here as it ensures we can offer more suitable dives to the less experienced until they're ready.

Not just abroad,,,,,,,, it's only puddle divers as well.......

I had a corker during the summer, a diver with over 750 dives and only 4 in the sea and they were shore dives. He was taking a diver in for sports diver training on a good wreck here at 24 mts and he had problems half way down the shot and aborted the dive........ and it was the water movement that he didn't like

[Hazel W]

Originally Posted by nigelH

A skipper may be a wonderful source of dive advice but please let them keep up the 'I know nothing. I just drive the boat' fiction.

Hazel

[Woz]

Originally Posted by Andy the Commie

a diver with over 750 dives and only 4 in the sea

Surely that diver was completely missing the point of diving unless they were:
1. A commercial diver doing fingertip searches of canal bottoms
2. Part of the CDG group
3. Allergic to salt

[Janos]

Originally Posted by Woz

A commercial diver doing fingertip searches of anal bottoms

Janos

[mixdiver]

Taking all the above responses into account why is it that when you go on a Liveaboard in say, Egypt they want to see your qualification and log book? If the 'Taxi' law applies in UK what about in other parts of the world?

Mixdiver

[chrisch]

Originally Posted by mixdiver

....go on a Liveaboard .... they want to see your qualification and log book? ...

Scuba review....

Check out dive......

Divemaster......

30 pounds please......

Chris

[nigelH]

Originally Posted by mixdiver

Taking all the above responses into account why is it that when you go on a Liveaboard in say, Egypt they want to see your qualification and log book? If the 'Taxi' law applies in UK what about in other parts of the world?

It doesn't.

Given time Uncle Tony will probably require us to have our diving qualifications entered on our voluntary ID card and poor old Hazel will have to voluntarily retinally scan the punters as they go off the back of the boat. Of course if you turn up at a chamber and the computer says you weren't diving this weekend you don't get treated. The fact that the Coastguard heli dropped you on the hospital back lot proves nothing.

[mixdiver]

Originally Posted by chrisch

Scuba review....

30 pounds please......

Chris

I know they have to make sure they dont take muppets on a trip but I do find it a bit of a chore having to prove to a divemater that I can clear my mask and buddy breath when I turn up with my YBOD. More often than not they don't have a clue how it works!

Mixdiver

[Hazel W]

Originally Posted by mixdiver

when I turn up with my YBOD. More often than not they don't have a clue how it works!

Mixdiver

most YBOD users dont have a clue how it works

but seriously ...yes i agree its a scandle



WE DEMAND AN APOLOGY ( and our £30E back )




Hazel

[Angleseyskipper]

Originally Posted by Woz

Surely that diver was completely missing the point of diving unless they were:
1. A commercial diver doing fingertip searches of canal bottoms
2. Part of the CDG group
3. Allergic to salt

4. total sad bastard