Don't know what happened

[hedonist222]

WTH ?

 

[Dody]

Being in a group will not have anything like the impact you describe. As for why they were diving more efficiently than you, I don't see how anyone can answer without seeing the event.

There are some other issues in this report that call for clarification.

• What was your role as a DM in the dive? If you were asked to serve as a DM, you should have had a specific job. It sounds most likely that you were supposed to bring up the rear of the group, watching to make sure no one had trouble and intervening if they did.
• You say you have no interest in diving professionally, but you did dive professionally on this dive. It does not matter if you were paid or not. The issue is whether the other divers were in any way dependent upon your actions as a DM. If you were asked to act as a DM on the dive, then they were indeed dependent on you to some degree.
• Acting as a professional on a dive leads you open to liability in case of an accident. Do you have the appropriate DM insurance?
• If you could only see the bubbles of the team, then you were not in a position to fulfill your role as a DM, which opens you up for liability.
• If you could only see the bubbles of the team, then the instructor leading the dive was either unaware of your difficulty or did not care. The instructor should have slowed the group so you could maintain contact if the instructor wanted you to fill that role.

What I meant by not wanting to dive professionally is that it is not a job for me. I don’t get paid. I am only interested in the knowledge and you are right, I was just watching from the back that everyone was ok, I was definitely not in control and it scared me. The Instructor realized that I was missing after some time be he could not really slow down and I eventually caught up. He told me I scared him. My usual SAC is between 9 and 12 and I was at 19. Yes, I have a DM insurance from Dive Assure.

 

[Dody]

with 25-49 dives? Perhaps you should have a bit your confidence in your skills prior to taking on this responsibility?

Not updated. I am at 69.

 

[scubadada]

Not updated. I am at 69.

I'm at 2,007 and have nothing above Rescue and Solo.

 

[Dody]

What fins did you have in contrast to them?

Maybe their adrenalin flowed prior to yours?

Were you all at the same depth? Sometimes currents are stronger a few meters below/above.

I don’t know what they have. I have rigid Aqualung RK3.

 

[Dody]

I'm at 2,007 and have nothing above Rescue and Solo.

I have changed my mind. I will do solo one day .

 

[Dody]

Swirling currents can be very weird sometimes. They can flow in narrow bands, layers, or eddies with dramatically different conditions surprisingly close together.

So the question is: I was clearly dropped. The current was too strong.The conditions made it difficult for the Instructor to stop and look for me while in charge of 3 trainees. I know I failed but what could have I done better? I was not scared for myself as it was a shallow dive and very close to the shore but I was scared that I did not fulfill my mission.

 

[hedonist222]

Unsure whether you meant 69 dives or age of 69

At 69 dives
I'd still want another 100 experiencing dives to learn my gaps and areas of improvement

At age of 69 I wouldn't waste energy and time on being a guide

 

[Dody]

It sounds like you might have weak fins, or weak legs or weak technique or maybe a better understanding of how to hug the bottom in order to move efficiently into a current.

What kicking technique were you using? Did you use your hands to pull yourself along the bottom? How far above the bottom were you? Did you try to sprint and catch up or did you apply a steady and moderate kicking effort?

It sounds like you might have weak fins, or weak legs or weak technique or maybe a better understanding of how to hug the bottom in order to move efficiently into a current.

What kicking technique were you using? Did you use your hands to pull yourself along the bottom? How far above the bottom were you? Did you try to sprint and catch up or did you apply a steady and moderate kicking effort?

I used my hands and flutter kicks. Just frog kicks when I was tired and then flutter kicks again. No moderate effort. I was sprinting. Could not understand why I was so far away but I was never closed to exhaustion.
The bottom was like 50 m below but there was a reef wall going up out of the water.
An expert kicking training might be needed

 

[Dody]

Unsure whether you meant 69 dives or age of 69

At 69 dives
I'd still want another 100 experiencing dives to learn my gaps and areas of improvement

At age of 69 I wouldn't waste energy and time on being a guide

I was born in 69 but 69 is also my current number of dives.
I know I have areas of improvement. Like most of us. That’s why I am asking, diving and training.