augustg
Guest
Hi All,
I just got back from a wonderful vacation in Puerto Vallarta.
While diving with my buddy, who was also my ow instructor from back when I started diving, we encountered low vis at the safety stop and I couldn't see past my outstreched hand, much less my buddy.
It was an odd experience that I had never encountered before; a little creepy, felt alone. I basically relaxed, checked depth and gas, finished the safety stop and surfaced. My buddy was at the surface only a few feet from me and he was glad that I did not panic and finished my safety stop.
I have to say a big thank you to everyone on scubaboard. I thought about the lessons learned: to finish the safety stop and not stack one problem on top of another.
Is there a procedure that I should have followed different than what I did? Should I have tried harder to find my buddy even though I had a strong feeling that he was close but I just couldn't see him?
Peace,
Aug
I just got back from a wonderful vacation in Puerto Vallarta.
While diving with my buddy, who was also my ow instructor from back when I started diving, we encountered low vis at the safety stop and I couldn't see past my outstreched hand, much less my buddy.
It was an odd experience that I had never encountered before; a little creepy, felt alone. I basically relaxed, checked depth and gas, finished the safety stop and surfaced. My buddy was at the surface only a few feet from me and he was glad that I did not panic and finished my safety stop.
I have to say a big thank you to everyone on scubaboard. I thought about the lessons learned: to finish the safety stop and not stack one problem on top of another.
Is there a procedure that I should have followed different than what I did? Should I have tried harder to find my buddy even though I had a strong feeling that he was close but I just couldn't see him?
Peace,
Aug