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Date Posted: 14:58:23 03/31/02 Sun
Author: anon
Subject: Diving Safety Issues

Government safety laws are needed for the water sports Industry in the Cayman Islands. Laws with substantial penalties and liabilities should be passed to protect the customers and operating personnel of the various companies. At present there are only rules set up by the industry , which are adhered to on a voluntary basis, to protect the divers or the personnel employed. Government regulations and penalties are needed in the following areas.

1 - All scuba tanks including those used by the companies to fill scuba tanks must be inspected visually every year and hydro tested every 5 years.

2 - All dive and snorkeling boats must have certified CPR personnel on board every trip.

3 - Snorkelers must be provided with a life vest with solid flotation or snorkeling vest which has a co2 inflator at a reasonable price.

4 - All compressors used to fill scuba tanks should be inspected every year to assure the quality of the compressed air they produce.

The legal waiver documents which the divers are required to sign before diving with an operator must not legally absolve the company for it�s own mistakes. The companies must be responsible for any untoward consequences The legal waivers now being forced on divers in order to allow them to dive, absolve the operators from any prosecution whether or not it is their fault. A person who comes to the Diving Mecca Of The Caribbean should not be forced to surrender his legal rights in order to go diving This feature of diving here is not explained in the tourist/dive literature sent to tourists.

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What about proper safety equipment? -- BlahBlahBlah, 10:28:05 04/04/02 Thu