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Friday, November 15, 2002

Posted 5:36 PM by Freddie


Did you see this? $17.5 million settles lawsuit over dive that went too deep Sun-Sentinel: News Local

This poor (now) paraplegic signed up to do a 70 foot reef dive, but ended up being lead by the boat's divemaster to 170 feet!

Now, I'll be the first to admit that the DM screwed up, and that there is no excuse for not having O2 on board, but...

1) What ever happened to the idea of planning the dive and diving the plan? Why didn't this guy look at his gauge and look at his buddy and say, "Let's Bail?"

2) Whatever happened to checking out a boat's safety preparation before leaving port? If you don't, take this as a lesson. "Do you have a radio?" and "Do you have O2 on board?" are a real good start, with a negative answer to either question being the end of my association with that outfit.

We've said it before, and now is a good time to say it again: Our chosen sport, SCUBA diving, although a relatively safe recreation, has the potential for a catastrophic outcome each and every time we leave dry land. Although we are unable to plan for every contingency or emergent situation which may arise, we have been trained as to how to best avoid the common pitfalls, and to work calmly and rationally with the less common ones. Take your responsibility to yourself and your loved ones seriously. Plan you dive, dive your plan. Dive with a buddy. Take care of yourself, your equipment and your buddy.

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