Dealing with task loading. A few tips for beginners

[Diver0001]

Great post. It's good to see a well thought out overview of task loading with a strategy of control.

I learned air, depth, time, and buddy. Regardless of the priorities, dealing with task loading is a real issue and if a diver gets busy enough or focuses on a task too long they will lose control of their dive, an the result can go from embarrassing to deadly.


Bob

Very true.

One of the most poignant examples of this that I can think of was the video of Dave Shaw's last dive. He was highly task loaded and forgot to switch his attention back to "just diving" and it cost him his life. The dive he was doing was extreme but the mistake he made was very basic.

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