I came across the following clip where - long story short - a diver on vacation who happens to be a rescue diver ends up bringing two divers up and sharing air because the two totally sucked theirs down without realizing it as they were well below the depth they should have been at.
Obviously the poster saved these guys lives. One person had an interesting take on it, however, and I am really interested in y'all's opinion on this comment...
Obviously the DM on that dive was crap. You clearly saved the dive shop a lot of paperwork and well done for spotting that there was a problem. BUT - do you not think that you should have acted sooner ? As a rescue diver you really should prevent problems - not cure them. To allow 2 divers to blow their profile by 50' is not acceptable, regardless of what the DM is doing. You were aware of the situation from the start, but did nothing. In my opinion you are not that much better than the DM.
What are your thoughts? Do you agree with the armchair quarterback? I know several people on SD.com are Rescue Divers. I've also heard people who are say they don't show those cards for liability reasons. But then I've also heard if you are rescue diver, you are a rescue diver (with incumbent responsibilities) regardless of whether you've flashed the card. At what point does does the concern/rescue diver override "not sure what is going on" factor?
I am curious as to everyone's opinion on this subject!