cold kiwi
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today i held a seminar at my local dive club on physical fitness and what role it plays in todays diving
well i was amazed at how many people scoffed at me when i began i soon found that most people that have there divemaster,rescue card or some instructors dont keep there fitness up whats the point in having a recue card and upon rescuing somone becoming a victim it made me think about how many people have these certs and when the calling of there skills are needed they find them selves to unfit to carry a rescue out or are absolutly stuffed after long surface swim
the padi dive master fitness calls for :
10min to swim 400m
around 17m to do a 800m snorkel
around 2 1/2 min for a 100m tired diver tow
15min float with last 2min hands out of water
.......i think this is done one after the other (mine was) but not sure if that is regulation
just wondering how many people with rescue cards/divemaster/dive con/instructors could honestly say they can do it .............................with out been scoffed at
well i was amazed at how many people scoffed at me when i began i soon found that most people that have there divemaster,rescue card or some instructors dont keep there fitness up whats the point in having a recue card and upon rescuing somone becoming a victim it made me think about how many people have these certs and when the calling of there skills are needed they find them selves to unfit to carry a rescue out or are absolutly stuffed after long surface swim
the padi dive master fitness calls for :
10min to swim 400m
around 17m to do a 800m snorkel
around 2 1/2 min for a 100m tired diver tow
15min float with last 2min hands out of water
.......i think this is done one after the other (mine was) but not sure if that is regulation
just wondering how many people with rescue cards/divemaster/dive con/instructors could honestly say they can do it .............................with out been scoffed at