mi000ke
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Sorry if this is covered elsewhere but could not find anything via search.
I completed my OW course a few months ago and of course we were taught how to deal with emergency situations like out of air, free-flowing regulator, entanglement, etc., but without any mention of what are the most likely emergency situations we might face (not counting "simple" things like mask or regulator knocked out of mouth, ear squeeze, etc.) The main comment essentially was, if you prepare properly, any emergency will be unlikely. But what I would like to know is, what are the most common emergencies that beyond-novice divers tend to face? What are the highest probability emergency issues one might encounter? And how common are they?
I completed my OW course a few months ago and of course we were taught how to deal with emergency situations like out of air, free-flowing regulator, entanglement, etc., but without any mention of what are the most likely emergency situations we might face (not counting "simple" things like mask or regulator knocked out of mouth, ear squeeze, etc.) The main comment essentially was, if you prepare properly, any emergency will be unlikely. But what I would like to know is, what are the most common emergencies that beyond-novice divers tend to face? What are the highest probability emergency issues one might encounter? And how common are they?