Gear choices for OW

[jasondbaker]

Lonny, the agency will probably look at how changing training standards may impact future diving related injuries. For example, will having to donate the primary reg (take it out of the mouth) lead to an increase in accidents? They will want to study the issue. Heck, from their perspective the current system works just fine so why go through the expense of changing it.

Now, let's say you start teaching that a long hose is the best way to share air. A year prior to that change in teaching standards a person was injured while sharing air using the "old" methods. Can the injured diver sue the agency for not teaching them the best way to share air? I'm not a lawyer so I don't know.