Do scuba certification agency ethics codes protect divers or protect brands? An opinion piece on the RSTC, instructor burnout, and professional ethics
Let’s be completely honest about what is happening in the diving industry right now: we are failing the consumer, undermining our own market sustainability, and choking out future growth — because too many professionals are behaving like religious zealots instead
When the Tribe Becomes the Brand: Diving Agency Tribalism Is Killing the Industry Read More »
2026 is a year of sea change in the dive industry. Full disclosure before anyone reads another word. Brian Carney and Sean Harrison are friends of mine. They have been friends for many years. I am also hardly a neutral
Brian Carney & SDI Just Admitted Industry Standards Are Defective Read More »
Disclosure: I am a former member of the Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC) Board of Directors, and previously served on the NAUI Board of Directors and NAUI Training Committee. The views expressed here are solely my own. Yesterday, Divers Alert
DAN’s Lawsuit Raises a Question the Dive Industry Can No Longer Avoid Read More »
As 2025 comes to a close, I want to speak directly to people in the dive industry under 40.
The Scuba Industry Needs Honesty: Training, Mentorship, and Meaning Read More »
