Posted by Jason on October 25, 2000 at 12:58:13:
In Reply to: San Diego Diving -- No cert card required??? posted by Margaret on October 24, 2000 at 13:53:41:
I can't remember the last time I showed a C Card to
the DM. It might have been when I first met Mike and Terry
in early 1999. Most boats know me, and the rest seem
to trust well enough.
I went on the Lois Ann a couple months ago. Wrote down
NAUI and PIN for the cert number. And we went diving.
I even forgot it once on a trip (mostly non diving) to
Hawaii. They were happy enough so long as I signed off
on the sheet. I'm sure they watched me a little to
convince themselves I was fine.
There's really no need to be that uptight about it,
esp in California. Tank fills are pretty lax too; I
think it's when you try to rent gear that checks
are pretty consistent. They want their gear back!