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>If a dive boat allows someone with no training but has all the latest and greatest dive >gear board the boat and do a dive and dies then they are irresponsible and will get >sued. That's the correct thing to do. >If a dive shop allows someone to walk in the door, talk the talk and get scuba fills >and then goes out and gets them selves killed while diving without proper training, they >are also going to get sued. That would also be irresponsible. Personally I hate this >"sue craze" we have in the US but this is one time when it is warranted. Your absolutely right, we shouldn't hold individuals responsible for their own actions at all. I agree that dive boats/shops should check for c-cards, but I think we look at it the wrong way. The boat/shop is trying to keep an untrained diver from doing something that might get themselves killed. If I buy a car does the dealer check to make sure I have a license? The gas station? Repair station? I'm talking about something that's a lot more dangerous than diving... -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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