Posted by AADIVER on November 19, 2000 at 13:31:21:
In Reply to: Re: Florida scuba fatality. posted by Ken Kurtis on November 19, 2000 at 13:11:02:
The point I was making is a reiteration of my previous post: the buddy system is least effective with divers that need it the most: inexperienced novices buddied together. The news item doesn't indicate the experience level of her buddy. She should have been buddied up with a DM or Instructor with heavy wreck diving experience.