Diving Courtesy

[jasondbaker]

Both parties are partially at fault. :-\

The instructor should have assessed the platform before decending. The instructor was wrong to chose that platform for training. No diveshops can claim any ownership rights to any platforms in public lakes.

It is very common at Square to attach a flag or surface marker to a training platform when you are using it for training. This is the standard operating procedure. You guys didn't attach a dive flag to the platform and did not tow one with you. I can understand how the instructor may have seen you but probably thought you were just passing through.

I think the rule is: attach a dive flag to a platform at Square to signify you are using it for training. Otherwise, fair game. :o