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Children are not simply smaller adults. They possess developing cognitive judgment, variable stress responses, and limited risk assessment capacity. Accordingly, instructors who teach minors assume a heightened duty of care that exceeds minimum agency standards.
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Scuba diving is built on trust. Parents trust instructors with their children. Students trust dive shops to provide competent supervision. Certifying agencies trust instructors to follow standards designed to keep people alive. And the public trusts the dive industry when it says, “This is safe when done properly.” When a student dies under instruction—especially a…