Did you ever say NO

[Kingpatzer]

I've aborted a few dives, including my AOW deep dive. The dive plan called for us to descend to 100' and do some skills. The first thermocline at 35' dropped the water temp to 50F, and while I had gloves, my hands started to hurt. At 50', the second thermocline dropped the temp to 40F and I became fixated on my hands and face and the discomfort the cold caused. I thumbed that I was going up, hit the surface, inflated my BC and hung out at the float.

My buddy was a great buddy and followed me, verified I was ok, then descended and told the instructor I had aborted. The rest of the class came up a few minutes later and we went on the with the rest of the class without incident.

 

[jtivat]

I was the DM my wife was following the wreck was the William Young 120' bottom. There is a large opening in the port stern that you can swim in. I went in and turned to see if she was following, well I got the look (if you are married you know what the look is) so I turned and we explored the deck.

You don't need any hand signals when you buddy is your wife.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

I was the DM my wife was following the wreck was the William Young 120' bottom. There is a large opening in the port stern that you can swim in. I went in and turned to see if she was following, well I got the look (if you are married you know what the look is) so I turned and we explored the deck.

You don't need any hand signals when you buddy is your wife.

Yup ... I still get "the look" sometimes, and we've been divorced (but still diving together) for almost four years now ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[300bar]

I was the DM my wife was following the wreck was the William Young 120' bottom. There is a large opening in the port stern that you can swim in. I went in and turned to see if she was following, well I got the look (if you are married you know what the look is) so I turned and we explored the deck.

You don't need any hand signals when you buddy is your wife.

Hay I know that LOOK

Wife as a bubby,thank god we're both instructors

 

[300bar]

I avoid that by not making guided dives.

Sure,but we don't start out with a 1000+ dives
So maybe you can think back 980+ dives

I know I've had some bad dives I shoudend have made 25 years ago :no

 

[sberanek]

I've called several dives on the count of indigestion. Now I know that I just can't eat anything more than some fruit between dives.

In Jamaica I had a pre-emptive "I'm calling this dive" warning for my buddy. He ditched me and the DM when we were at 60', he went off around the reef and ended up at 140'. I was photoing some fish, turned around and he was gone. We started banging with no response. We looked around for about 5 minutes and couldn't see anything. We were getting low on air, went up, and he was all "well I could see you guys." After that dive I told him if he gets more than 10' away from us without signalling why he's moving away(i.e. a neat fish) I"m calling the dive and we go home. I know, I sound like a mother yelling at her kids, but for all I knew he had been eaten by a shark when he was all of a sudden gone.

--Shannon

 

[DiverBeth]

I called a dive early because I was having ear problems even though it was a great dive and I didn't want to end it but I didn't want something serious to happen. A couple of weeks ago I was having problems with reverse squeeze on my ascent...I dropped down a little until it cleared but found I had to do a little up and down to get back up comfortably (plenty of air left didn't become an issue). Even though I was ok on the surface I didn't do the next dive (last of the day) just to be safe. I was fine for the rest of the trip.

I've had buddies call a dive a couple of minutes into the dive because of problems. My outlook is it happens and just look forward to the next dive but be sure there will be a next dive.

 

[TwoBitTxn]

Yep. Read this

TwoBit

 

[Damselfish]

Bailed on or aborted dives, sure. Don't recall any bails of note on a DM led dive, but haven't had a major "situation" where I needed to and rarely follow a DM that slavishly anyway. If I thought it made sense for me to say no to a DM, I'd have no trouble doing so.

 

[Thrillhouse]

Twice.

On our first night-dive (and 6th dive ever) our instructor began taking us increasingly deeper. My friend and I were behind her, nad getting nothing but murk and sand. I checked my depth-gauge and found out we were approaching 60ft, far deeper than I'd gone before and the limit to which we're regulated for. I tugged her fin, told her it was too deep and that I needed to level off, so she continued with the group and left my friend and I to figure things out for ourselves. Hardly the most responsible introduction to night-diving, but we had fun at about 20-30ft. ;D

Second time was during the spring when it was very murky. The guy I was buddied up with was far more advanced than me and had way better gear. I was holding him back on the first dive, which he was thankfully very patient about, so for the second one I chilled on the surface while he went out with two other more advanced divers. Worked out.