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The Illusion of Independence: Scuba Instruction and the 1099 Trap In the recreational scuba industry, there is a deeply ingrained system that has become so normalized, it often escapes scrutiny. At its core is a questionable relationship between scuba instructors, certification agencies, and retail dive shops—one that raises serious concerns about fairness, control, and the…
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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…
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