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Rescue Diver Class..........worth it?
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KZMAN
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Let me pose a question to you, Is your LIFE, or your buddy's LIFE, worth IT? On a less dramatic note, Most, if not all of the dive professionals I know still claim it as the most enjoyable & memorable experiences in their career!
KZMAN
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DON'T HESITATE!!!
vicky
Guest
Don't hesitate. It will expand your skills and your experience, give you a chance to refresh whatever you've learned in your AOW course, etc.
I highly recommend it.
I highly recommend it.
Welshman
senior member
Go for it. I'm partway through my course but I have learnt a lot already.
.............with all of the above...............
BEM
Contributor
I learned a lot and improved my diving skills.
I practice the skills with my buddy (wife). Its amazing how quickly you can forget the little things that you did in the class such as when I got her to pretend panic at the surface, I dropped under, behind and up to cradle the tank and inflate her BC I really made that BC float and she wasnt happy about the squeeze I then had to get away fast to rescue myself!
Back to the question do it, you wont regret your decision and practice.
I practice the skills with my buddy (wife). Its amazing how quickly you can forget the little things that you did in the class such as when I got her to pretend panic at the surface, I dropped under, behind and up to cradle the tank and inflate her BC I really made that BC float and she wasnt happy about the squeeze I then had to get away fast to rescue myself!
Back to the question do it, you wont regret your decision and practice.
Kaffphine
Guest
Worth it, absolutly. It's work, but you'll have fun doing it.
And besides (taking the class, at some point you'll have to yell for EMS which you can't do the dive site for a drill) , when but in a rescue class is it approiate to yell across the quarry :
"Call for PORN, Bud needs videos!!!"
And besides (taking the class, at some point you'll have to yell for EMS which you can't do the dive site for a drill) , when but in a rescue class is it approiate to yell across the quarry :
"Call for PORN, Bud needs videos!!!"
Rhollmer
New
I think it's worth it. I like the idea that either my buddy or myself are capable of, and have the training to help a diver (or swimmer) in distress. But simply obtaining the certification does not make you qualified. You have to continue to work on your skills. Practice practice practice! But I feel confident that if I am involved in a diving related emergency, I have the knowledge to save myself first and then "assess the situation" and take the appropriate actions.
True - the class is not the easiest in the line of certifications, but it really was the most fun.
Working on Master Scuba Diver now. Doing Dive Master later...
-Rick
True - the class is not the easiest in the line of certifications, but it really was the most fun.
Working on Master Scuba Diver now. Doing Dive Master later...
-Rick
I just took the Padi version. I feel that it was basic at best and anyone with a heartbeat and 300 bucks could have passed it with flying colors.
Doing a tired diver tow shouldnt be tough, maybe if you were doing it for extended periods. (After that id get a new buddy)
I expect my buddies and they expect me to be in Good physical and mental shape. They nor I would dive with someone who wasnt.
I got a laugh when they told me that a victims bc should be unfastened.
Why would i bother to unfasten a victims BC?
Thats why I carry shears. Cutting the damn thing off will certainly save you time. And if you save the guy I hardly think any good person would care about lost equipment.
In your opinion is there any better classes given?
Im not happy and I feel as if I wasted money.
And if a person has to practice skills from ow or aow and uses this course as a refresher I feel thats wrong. No class will teach you comfort or confidence.
-My two cents
greg
Doing a tired diver tow shouldnt be tough, maybe if you were doing it for extended periods. (After that id get a new buddy)
I expect my buddies and they expect me to be in Good physical and mental shape. They nor I would dive with someone who wasnt.
I got a laugh when they told me that a victims bc should be unfastened.
Why would i bother to unfasten a victims BC?
Thats why I carry shears. Cutting the damn thing off will certainly save you time. And if you save the guy I hardly think any good person would care about lost equipment.
In your opinion is there any better classes given?
Im not happy and I feel as if I wasted money.
And if a person has to practice skills from ow or aow and uses this course as a refresher I feel thats wrong. No class will teach you comfort or confidence.
-My two cents
greg
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