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On Tue, 18 Apr 1995, MARK WELZEL wrote: > RP> >>>snip<<< . If a charter boat > RP>captain does something really stupid and a diver gets hurt or killed, the > RP>diver has nobody to blame because he or she accepted that risk when he or > RP>she hired that boat captain. > > On this I disagree. I've worked on charter boats for the last 7 > years and with both good and bad captains. If you are injured > because of an incompetant captain (and there are many) then he > is responsible. You're not alone. In fact, NOBODY agrees with me about the boat charter thing. I can understand this...but it doesn't negate the main thrust of my point.. > RP>On day *one* of ANY technical diving course (I want to say any diving > RP>course at all, but we'll limit it to technical-type diving courses for > RP>this discussion), the instructor would say to the students: > > RP>"In diving, we have a credo that is: 'WHATEVER happens to you when you > RP>willingly go underwater is COMPLETELY and ENTIRELY your own > RP>responsibility! If you cannot accept this responsibility, stay out of the > RP>water!' If any of you do not understand this, I will explain it to you now. > RP>If any of you are not willing to accept this, then you may withdraw from > RP>this course and receive a full refund. If you are going to willfully engage > RP>in any diving after this course, you MUST understand and accept this > RP>credo." > > Rich, I go along with this one too, but do you really think instructors > would go for the full refund bit? If they don't they're opening up themselves to a major liability suit down the line. I suspect the freedom from liability will more than offset the occasional lost student. Besides, what instructor would WANT to take on a student who was unwilling to accept full responsibility for him or her self? Thanks for the feedback.. Aloha, Rich ******************************************************************* Richard Pyle deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or* "WHATEVER happens to you when you willingly go underwater is COMPLETELY and ENTIRELY your own responsibility! If you cannot accept this responsibility, stay out of the water!" *******************************************************************
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