Diver Left Stranded

[DiveCaptDean]

Would a DIR individual.. please educate me on the finer points of DIR's buddy system, and why it is so much better than other agencies. I dont feel that this is at all a DIR issue. I am a Captain, and I think it falls entirely on the captain and crew..If the crew is a DM or two on the boat,then so be it. You do an appropriate head count before you ever fire your engines...If you dont turn them off during a dive, then you do it before you put transmissions in gear. Taking the opportunity to call people strokes, and or using this lesson/tradgedy to push DIR.....WRONG WRONG WRONG. My guess is that DIR's buddy check system is very similar to all other agencies. Yes, the buddies failed....i think it is possible that this could happen with any agencies certification......The fact is..The captain and crew are paid to do their F@%&ING jobs.....that is where the real failure is. I think for this failure, there are a couple of people that should lose their certifications and licenses...