KP3S
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On my second solo I got tangled on my own dive buoy line that I was towing when the current shifted directions, since I dive almost all the time the same reef I keep calm, went to the bottom (40 ft) and took my BCD off and dealt with the line off my 1st stage valve, no problem. There was a dive instructor teaching a OW class about 20 ft from where I was and he was concerned. About the time he was coming to help me I took care of the problem. When I got out he was waiting at the shore and shook my hand and ask me how long I have been diving. He was surprised when I told him , " I just got my C-card two weeks ago". Then he say, " you must had been paying attention during your course, most of the new divers do not even know what to do if they get tangle on fishing line.
I always carry my Titanium knife rig to my BCD and carry shears in the pocket. Every time I solo dive I check and double check all my gear the night before, when I arrive at the dive site one more time and during the dive always practicing different scenarios on my head on what to do if something goes wrong. I am a true believer that if you read you will learn, so I am always reading about diving and incidents involving divers. Then I start by making a list of errors and what to do to fix it. That is one thing I learned in the armed forces, be prepare for the unexpected, always and you will survive.
My wife says that I am always reading and thinking too much, well what I can say, I am a disable veteran that still think I am in the military because I always plan ahead.
I always carry my Titanium knife rig to my BCD and carry shears in the pocket. Every time I solo dive I check and double check all my gear the night before, when I arrive at the dive site one more time and during the dive always practicing different scenarios on my head on what to do if something goes wrong. I am a true believer that if you read you will learn, so I am always reading about diving and incidents involving divers. Then I start by making a list of errors and what to do to fix it. That is one thing I learned in the armed forces, be prepare for the unexpected, always and you will survive.
My wife says that I am always reading and thinking too much, well what I can say, I am a disable veteran that still think I am in the military because I always plan ahead.
