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On 7/13/98 19:53, David M. Thiesfeld, david@cw*.co* said:
>A couple of points here:
>Instructor insurance in Canada cost less than half what it does here in the
>US. Common sense tells us the reason the charters in canada aren't concerned
>about lawsuits is because they have better tort reform, not because they are
>not assumming any liability, they just aren't worried about frivolous
>lawsuits.
> 1) If an instructor is directly or indirectly involved in a scuba
>accident( ie.. knowingly allowing someone to make a dive they are not
>qualified for, like just being present on the dive boat) THEY WILL BE SUED.
> 2) Even if the case does not stand a chance the lawsuit will CONSUME
>AT LEAST 3 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE. You will eat, breathe, and sleep lawsuit.
> 3) Most instructors involved in a lawsuit never teach another class
>again. Negligent or not.
Get a lawyer, and get some sleep.
Frivolous lawsuits aren't worth anything, much less being "consumed". Not
all of the boats I mentioned are in Canada, it has to do with skill and
knowledge, not location.
Worrying about frivolous lawsuits is for herbivores.
>You can damm well bet when I charter Bryce's boat anyone blowing their deco
>or exceeding they're qualification level will not be diving again. People
>with this attitude aren't worth jeopardizing everything I have worked for.
Uh, no.
That's just not the way Bryce's boat works.
You will never have any type of control over how, where, or when I dive.
You certainly won't have anything to say about my deco, and you haven't
asked nicely enough for me to tell you about my certification.
Bryce could, because he's the CAPTAIN, but no one else.
I dive beyond what I'm certified for all the time, as do several people
here. Like George. Someone who's hung up on merit badges or C cards
doesn't have the knowledge to judge how my dives are conducted.
There are several people here who can testify both to Bryce's excellence,
and the way he works.
Bryce will bend over backwards for you. He will let you do what you want,
and he will make sure you have the oxygen and helium to do it.
Now go away, David.
If I see you on the Bryce's boat, I'm going to have to flick boogers at
you.
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"C'mon, you sons of bitches, you
want to live forever?"
-First Sergeant Dan Daly, 1918
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