Mer-certification: What if?

[Merman Lir]

In one of her vlogs, Raina mentioned that there is no safety certification program for monofin swimming or mermaiding.

it got me thinking: What if there were a standard mermaid safety certification? what would be on the curriculum? What would be the minimum standard?

things like:

swim 100 meters unassisted in tail.
demonstrate ability to escape the tail in the water,

etc.

[Echidna]

If there were a "safety certification", it would be (ab)used to make the inventors of said certification money.

Pools and diving centres would be quick to make the certification a must-have, and then only those willing and able to shell out the money for the certification and its preceding course (because you can bet there will be one) would be able to mermaid or use a monofin.

^^
this exact thing happened in freediving.
If I wanted to swim in a tower (even if it's shallower than some regular pools), I'd have to buy a several hundred bucks expensive course before being allowed to pay through the nose for the certification.
No thanks.

How about: common sense- only swimmers allowed in the deep pools?

[Merman Lir]

conversely, having a standardized course would present a path to keep monofin swimming and mermaiding legal in places that are worried about liability. if you can say you have passed a certification course, they would be less likely to object.

[AniaR]

I tend to agree with Echidna on this one. You arent required to have a course to swim (though swimming courses are available) you aren't required to have a course to snorkel, and even forcing people to get courses for scuba has been tricky. There's a lot of risky things in life you don't need a certification for lol.

I think having professional development opportunities are a good start. That way people can say "well I took a 12 hour course on free diving, I did a 4 hour first aid course for water rescue, I did an underwater modelling class, I did ____ insert whatever" looks good in a portfolio!

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