ScubaGirlJg
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I am going to be a certified open water diver with SSI by the end of this upcoming weekend and I am definitely nervous about my check out dives.
So far the deepest we have gone is 12ft in a pool during the pool training sessions and I must admit I was experiencing some anxiety down there because we were being tested in all of the skills we had learned.
I did all the skills fine except I had a bit of trouble taking off my mask, placing it back on and then draining it from water. I ended up getting quite a bit of water up my nose but when my instructor held my shoulder I relaxed and was able to recover.
We are headed to a springs on saturday and then to the beach on sunday. I was wondering if anyone can offer me some advice before the big trip to maintain my cool?
I also was irritated when we had to sit at the bottom of the pool and the bubbles escaping my regulator was hitting my mask...
I guess I just would like to know what piece of information would you have preferred to know for that first dive that you didn't learn until later?
So far the deepest we have gone is 12ft in a pool during the pool training sessions and I must admit I was experiencing some anxiety down there because we were being tested in all of the skills we had learned.
I did all the skills fine except I had a bit of trouble taking off my mask, placing it back on and then draining it from water. I ended up getting quite a bit of water up my nose but when my instructor held my shoulder I relaxed and was able to recover.
We are headed to a springs on saturday and then to the beach on sunday. I was wondering if anyone can offer me some advice before the big trip to maintain my cool?
I also was irritated when we had to sit at the bottom of the pool and the bubbles escaping my regulator was hitting my mask...
I guess I just would like to know what piece of information would you have preferred to know for that first dive that you didn't learn until later?