allanbranch
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Okay, go easy on me, OW cert here + nitrox with 12 dives outside of the class. My dive buddy is my 15-year-old son.
I hear "plan your dive," but what does that mean? So help me understand dive planning with a scenario that is real...we're on a dive boat, pulled up to a wreck, it's a tug boat, the depth is 75', the top of the tug is 55', water temp is 81 at depth, viz is 15', no current.
What do we plan as dive buddies before we get into the water?
What brought this up was a recent dive where we got turned around on a wreck; the boat was anchored outside the wreck about 20'. The viz was super low, probably 12', and we have passed by the anchor line. I knew we were close to the anchor line but couldn't find it. We looked around but still couldn't see it. Got a little worried and locked arms...then slowly ascended to 35' watching our dive computers for accent rate. As we ascended, we kept looking around and finally spotted the anchor line. I told myself at 20' I was going to deploy my smb. This little "hmmm" moment has made me want to ensure we're following best practices in these situations. Being ignorant is tough.
Appreciate the wisdom.
I hear "plan your dive," but what does that mean? So help me understand dive planning with a scenario that is real...we're on a dive boat, pulled up to a wreck, it's a tug boat, the depth is 75', the top of the tug is 55', water temp is 81 at depth, viz is 15', no current.
What do we plan as dive buddies before we get into the water?
What brought this up was a recent dive where we got turned around on a wreck; the boat was anchored outside the wreck about 20'. The viz was super low, probably 12', and we have passed by the anchor line. I knew we were close to the anchor line but couldn't find it. We looked around but still couldn't see it. Got a little worried and locked arms...then slowly ascended to 35' watching our dive computers for accent rate. As we ascended, we kept looking around and finally spotted the anchor line. I told myself at 20' I was going to deploy my smb. This little "hmmm" moment has made me want to ensure we're following best practices in these situations. Being ignorant is tough.
Appreciate the wisdom.