| Few days ago I read an article about another scuba | | | | depending on their diving experience. |
| a diving accident. It makes me so sad to read news | | | | When I dive with newly certified divers, I usually |
| like this, especially when I think this could be | | | | take a MAXIMUM of three people but prefer to have |
| prevented. The article didn't have many details about | | | | only two, that way it's much easier for me to control |
| what went wrong. I don't know if the diver had | | | | them. I focus more on their safety, then looking hard |
| some equipment trouble, a medical condition or if it | | | | to find something new and unusual. There is always |
| was just a small little thing like losing the buoyancy | | | | so much to see underwater and everything is all new |
| that escalated into a big tragedy. There isn't any | | | | for them anyways, everything is exciting and makes |
| information about the exact amount of divers on the | | | | them very happy. I never have new divers behind |
| dive boat and the amount of professionals on the | | | | me, because it's more difficult to control them |
| boat when this accident happened either. | | | | without having the additional help of another dive |
| According to statistics most scuba diving accidents | | | | master. I always keep them by my side, where I can |
| happen to new, inexperienced scuba divers when | | | | see them all the time and provide assistance when |
| diving without guidance of professionals. I am not | | | | they need it; before a small problem grows into a big |
| saying all the accidents can be avoided, but the | | | | one. |
| majority can be prevented. | | | | Diving with more experienced divers is a bit different; |
| I've seen many touristy places in the world where | | | | I give them more space, they always dive in pairs |
| dive operators take 20 - 40 divers with only 2 - 3 | | | | with a buddy and an odd diver is always my buddy. I |
| professionals onboard that sometimes don't even go | | | | am aware of my divers at all times making sure they |
| to the water with the clients. They just briefly tell | | | | dive safely and keeping myself in a position to assist |
| them where to go and what they might to see and | | | | anybody in need immediately. |
| let them go down. It's very hard to control a large | | | | So far all of the divers love the way I dive with |
| group of scuba divers and make sure everybody is | | | | them. It doesn't matter if they were new divers with |
| safe; especially with recreational - resort divers, | | | | no experience or divers with lots of experience. I |
| where people of different diving skill levels and | | | | always give them the feeling of freedom and |
| experiences are diving together. I personally believe | | | | security at the same time. They can stay under |
| that diving in few smaller groups and using more dive | | | | water as long as the air or bottom time limits allow |
| guides is much safer and more fun. That's why I | | | | them; I don't rush anywhere, I'm there just to assist |
| don't dive with larger groups and I specialize in scuba | | | | them, guide them and make sure that everybody is |
| diving with small groups only. I limit the amount of | | | | safe at all times. Scuba diving is my passion and I |
| divers to 5-6 maximum, sometimes even less | | | | love to share my passion with others. |