On 17 Oct 2001, at 12:49, Bjorn Vang Jensen wrote:

> Mike wrote:
>
> > Most are settled out of court here also. NAUI used to be big on
> > telling their new instructors that one of the things that made their
> > insurance more palatable is that they would not settle a case out of
> > court so long as the instructor followed all of the NAUI standards
> > while teaching the course. That is no longer true though. :-)
>
> PADI said the same thing at the time of my instructor training: "If you've
> followed ALL standards and procedures (including getting signed waivers and
> releases), we will help you fight it all the way, to discourage frivolous
> lawsuits against us". Whether it still holds true, I don't know. I hope it
> does.
>
> But as I understand it, if you are an instructor in the US, you will not be
> given teaching status by the agency unless you furnish proof of insurance.

This is still the case. In the case of NAUI, they will allow you to teach
under their standards without THEIR prescribed insurance as long
as you carry insurance by another carrier and sign a waiver that
basically says you are on your own.......


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Mike Wallace
Huntsville, Alabama