ermaclob
Contributor
Every time i come into the solo section of the forums i always see these epic arguments of what is safe and whats not, y you shouldn't dive alone or should etc.
One of the things that bothers me as a person trying to get a greater understanding of the activity is that people tend to never specify what are the actual dangers involved in solo diving. The way that is see it, is that the dangers of diving are always constant and can be caused by ocean conditions, equipment, wildlife, dive location/ depth, as well as poor planing and negligence. Generally i would say that most issues fall inside of those categories.
**id like to ask what are some of the possible life threatening problems that a solo diver may face? specifically that is
As i read through some of the threads individuals stress that proper training is needed to solo dive to prepare for unexpected problems, and with out it you should always stick with a buddy. However recalling back to my OW course i cant really see how just diving with another person would make diving any safer, the training in that class concerning buddy's is very very basic, so basic that I wouldn't really consider its that life saving. The only 2 things that a buddy can do is give you air in the even that you ether run out of air or both you 2nd stages fail on you. As well as providing support (the only real benefit IMO). this is assuming he is a good buddy and keeps an eye out for problems. (not much use if his 15 - 20 feet away starring at a fish when your drowning). i would say that most people that dont dive often do this at one point or another.
now when i think Solo diver i think of a diver who has taken the initiative to expand his or hers understanding of possible hazards and prepare (weather through instruction or self teaching) specifically for the propose of diving alone. i would say that any diver that did prepare for hazards they would generally be safer with or without a buddy, and could engage solo diving as an added activity.
**the main point in this post is that the dangers of diving are always constant regardless whether you dive with someone or not there there , so Y would it matter if your with a buddy or not? wouldn't the smarter thing to do be to just be ready for things to happen and be able to solve them your self?
One of the things that bothers me as a person trying to get a greater understanding of the activity is that people tend to never specify what are the actual dangers involved in solo diving. The way that is see it, is that the dangers of diving are always constant and can be caused by ocean conditions, equipment, wildlife, dive location/ depth, as well as poor planing and negligence. Generally i would say that most issues fall inside of those categories.
**id like to ask what are some of the possible life threatening problems that a solo diver may face? specifically that is
As i read through some of the threads individuals stress that proper training is needed to solo dive to prepare for unexpected problems, and with out it you should always stick with a buddy. However recalling back to my OW course i cant really see how just diving with another person would make diving any safer, the training in that class concerning buddy's is very very basic, so basic that I wouldn't really consider its that life saving. The only 2 things that a buddy can do is give you air in the even that you ether run out of air or both you 2nd stages fail on you. As well as providing support (the only real benefit IMO). this is assuming he is a good buddy and keeps an eye out for problems. (not much use if his 15 - 20 feet away starring at a fish when your drowning). i would say that most people that dont dive often do this at one point or another.
now when i think Solo diver i think of a diver who has taken the initiative to expand his or hers understanding of possible hazards and prepare (weather through instruction or self teaching) specifically for the propose of diving alone. i would say that any diver that did prepare for hazards they would generally be safer with or without a buddy, and could engage solo diving as an added activity.
**the main point in this post is that the dangers of diving are always constant regardless whether you dive with someone or not there there , so Y would it matter if your with a buddy or not? wouldn't the smarter thing to do be to just be ready for things to happen and be able to solve them your self?