Gaps in the Diving Industry's Approach to Snorkeling Activities

(Dive Travel Business News - December 20, 2011) -- The Snorkeling Trap, an informative article from Marine Marketing and Consulting, outlines potential risks in running snorkeling activities. The article is available for free at the Marine Marketing & Consulting website. The Snorkeling Trap is based upon a snorkeling fatality case that recently went to trial. This unexpected accident, and the litigation that surrounded it, reveals possible gaps in how the diving industry approaches snorkeling excursions. The article provides valuable insight for industry professionals who run snorkeling outings.

Marine Marketing & Consulting provides a wide variety of services to the sport and commercial diving industries. Steven M. Barsky is the president of the company and is a well-known figure in the diving industry. In addition to his work as an expert witness in diving accident litigation, Steve also provides services such as the creation of diving equipment technical manuals, textbooks, marketing analyses, underwater photography and video, and consulting on new products.

Marine Marketing & Consulting has served the scuba and commercial diving industries since 1989. Prior to that time, Barsky worked full-time for Kirby Morgan Diving Systems and for Trelleborg-Viking. He also worked as a commercial diver for 7 years in the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico. He first became certified as a scuba instructor in 1970.  Steve has also provided service to the diving industry through his work on the Responsible Diver campaign, as a board member of the Historical Diving Society USA, and as a volunteer at the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber.

Download additional free articles on sport and commercial diving safety from the MMC website, at www.marinemkt.com. Call Steve at 805-985-4644.

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