29 Oct 96 08:30, Derek A. Bailey wrote to Jay Hanig:
 JH>> The places that I usually do business with never ask for a C-Card.  I
 JH>> have been carded more times than I can count in the Keys (where I
 JH>> don't go very often). I have *never* gotten on a dive shop dive boat
 JH>> that didn't require everybody to flash the card before they were
 JH>> allowed a spot.  That's in more than 20 years of diving.
 DB> Very strange....Or perhaps not from your point of view, and I suspect 
he
 DB> point of view of many. Although 95% of my diving has been non-charter
 DB> diving, I have been on some charters, And have rarely been asked for a
 DB> C-card (and never for a tank fill that I can remember) .
I'm very curious about this.  Where have you been on charters where they 
didn't ask?  (Not specifically, just what state or province).  In the 
southern U.S., most dive operators are scared to death of lawsuits, so they 
protect themselves by requiring their passengers to flash the card before 
allowing them a spot on board.  I *know* this to be a fact for North Carolina 
wreck diving, and it's been my experience everywhere I've been in Florida as 
well.  I have been to a few places in the Caribbean that didn't, but I guess 
they felt pretty much out of the reach of greedy lawyers.
 DB> Don't get me wrong, I feel these people should be asking for C-cards
 DB> for thier own insurance, but truthfully I have rarely been asked to
 DB> show mine. Although I was never put off by having to show it.
Never bothered me any....I'm damned proud of mine.
 DB> I guess so. Actually I have never heard of the junior PADI course here 
n
 DB> BC until I read your message.
 DB> Are there any differences in the Training Syllabus over the Open Water
 DB> Dive course training?
Absolutely none.  The thinking is that kids need to know just as much about 
what they're doing as adults.  The whole point of the junior card is to try 
to hold them back until they (hopefully) develop some judgement as well.  All 
young men believe that they are immune to the hazards of life.
 DB> Nice chatting with you. If you ever find yourself in British Columbia 
Look
 DB> me up. My Tanks are always Full and I am always eager to go diving.
Thanks for the offer, but I'm too old to splash around in the ice cubes any 
more.  If Queen Angelfish won't swim there, neither will Jay.
Jay
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