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Am I crazy or did she go down to 133 feet with Nitrox 32? Pretty sure that's well passed MOD.
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You seem to suggest they just have a fun vs somber approach, with some technique issues. I finally watched the full video.
Bad:
- left a diver 2 minutes behind descending
- settle out by kneeling, standing, or sitting
- pull down to descend while negative
- ignore a PO2 and UP warning (4:46), signaling ok
- faff about for 2 minutes with an UP warning (6:37)
- kick the sand bottom swimming about and off.
- swim about for a bit with their tank hanging by the hose
- do not seem to have good buoyancy. Most are kicking up to hold depth.
- all seem to go vertical when still
Good:
- seem to have a planned 60 stop (10:50), maybe a safety deep stop (good ish, but it's a 2013 video)
- stop for two minutes+ (12:50-13:50 or -15:00?)
- one of them has their eyes glued to their dive comp
- level off again (16:47) presumably for safety stop
- seem fine removing regs (mid water) and clearing a mask (kneeling)
I think the tendency for all that bad, which they are strong at, should get sorted out above say 60', 30', or in the pool, not at the recreational limit of 130'. They did not belong at that depth. It has nothing to do with survey, clean-up, or goof off style of dives. Just my 2 cents.
If you want complete muppetry
These clowns in Palau, which isn't a cheap destination, not the sort of place I would expect newly certified divers to go too
I'm sure @Landlocked123 will love this one
I particularly love the dude launching his smb - all the gear, not a clue...
This group probably do think they're proficient divers.
Am I crazy or did she go down to 133 feet with Nitrox 32? Pretty sure that's well passed MOD.
If you want complete muppetry
These clowns in Palau, which isn't a cheap destination, not the sort of place I would expect newly certified divers to go too
If this is common practice I have no interest in diving in the Caribbean again.
Just horrid, really endlessly depressing, hard to watch it all, it is just all the same... and no bouncy music.... It runs just fine at 2x speed and will be over faster.
I am at a loss for words. I guess I have spent too much time in the local quarries diving with a handful of dive buddies over the last 9 or so years. All are either instructors, pubic safety divers on FD dive teams, both or tec divers practicing for deep ocean dives. I had no idea the state of the sport was in this much disrepair. Yes i see new divers at the quarry each weekend but they are new divers and we all started there. But I had no idea that this was the state of diving in general. I will say at least they had good attitudes that i can tell and did not go exposing themselves.