Sidemount Photos: 2014 Technical/Wreck Courses in Subic Bay, Philippines

[DevonDiver]

Has been a very busy few months over here in Subic, running a bunch of sidemount, technical sidemount and technical wreck courses. Not to mention a (tech-focused) divemaster qualification. Here's a few snaps/still taken from my GoPro footage of the courses...























Student divers used Sublevel, OMS, Hollis, Razor and XDeep sidemount systems. Depths ranged from 20m to 55m, with run-times to 90 minutes.

Added to the experience bank: 1x explosive HP hose failure, 1x LP hose failure, 1x computer/user failure, 1x very narc'd student, 1x regulator failure.

150+Gb of GoPro footage currently eating HDD space and awaiting some editing....

Hadn't seen my own place since mid-Feb.... a week off now... then back for a couple more sidemount courses in early May.

 

[lefrogster]

Explosive HP hose failure? how did that happen? at depth?

 

[DevonDiver]

On the surface luckily...

 

[Progen]

What symptoms did the narc'd student have? Also, who was the one in the Hollis F2s? Am considering them.