baltimoron
Contributor
i beleive every kid, just like every adult, should be treated differently. i think a good thing to do would be to have a kids only class with an instructor who is good at putting things simple and controlling a bunch of kids. sure there should be limits- i mean i would not feel very safe with a 10 year old ADD-ing out on me while we were underwater, but i dont think every kid should get a chance. i was in a class with a very able 14 year old who was one of the best (if not the best) in the class. he was very attentive and eager to get in the water. i really think he was the mone with the most potential in the class.
ok here is a scenario that occured in my OW certification i wont tell you wheater he got certified or not just yet. he was probably a guy near 27 or so. we were in the quarry, he was fine on the platforms doing his skills and had great buoyancy control. so our last dive, we went to a dump truck and it was cold! and this poor guy couldnt keep his lips sealed around the regulator and kept suckin in water. so naturally he panicked, but seemed to semi-keep his cool. he was exhaling the whole time and went up as slowly as his breath could handle. he probably just shot up like a cork from 20 feet or so. he ended up being fine (we all had a good laugh afterwards), i wasnt undwater, but i saw this all happen from the quarry shore. now was this mostly his fault, or was it bad judgement of the instructor to take him down to such a cold depth? would you have told him to take the OW certification again?
ok here is a scenario that occured in my OW certification i wont tell you wheater he got certified or not just yet. he was probably a guy near 27 or so. we were in the quarry, he was fine on the platforms doing his skills and had great buoyancy control. so our last dive, we went to a dump truck and it was cold! and this poor guy couldnt keep his lips sealed around the regulator and kept suckin in water. so naturally he panicked, but seemed to semi-keep his cool. he was exhaling the whole time and went up as slowly as his breath could handle. he probably just shot up like a cork from 20 feet or so. he ended up being fine (we all had a good laugh afterwards), i wasnt undwater, but i saw this all happen from the quarry shore. now was this mostly his fault, or was it bad judgement of the instructor to take him down to such a cold depth? would you have told him to take the OW certification again?