Congratulations to seeker242. I hereby award you a gold star to put in your book of nice things.
DivemasterDennis
DivemasterDennis
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Belzelbub
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Congratulations. There are those divers out there, without a doubt. Big part of the reason my buddy circle is pretty small.
My daughter was certified just a few weeks ago as well. Her dives were much less eventful than yours sounds. Only one issue, and it answered a question I had while watching the class. As they were doing their drills, I hung out away from the class, and got to wondering what would happen with these new divers in an actual emergency. They went through several regulator retrieval drills, and did well. But it's a different task to retrieve a regulator when an instructor has you remove it yourself versus an unplanned event.
My question was answered during the last dive. While swimming around, one of the other divers got too close to my daughter and managed to knock her regulator out of her mouth. It went into freeflow and ended up well behind her. She looked for it briefly, and when she didn't have it in her hand right away, she grabbed her backup, cleared, and resumed breathing. By that point, I was there, got her regulator settled, handed it to her, and she switched back. Handled well in my opinion. One of her instructors was a little further behind, saw it all, and was pretty impressed with how she handled it.
My daughter was certified just a few weeks ago as well. Her dives were much less eventful than yours sounds. Only one issue, and it answered a question I had while watching the class. As they were doing their drills, I hung out away from the class, and got to wondering what would happen with these new divers in an actual emergency. They went through several regulator retrieval drills, and did well. But it's a different task to retrieve a regulator when an instructor has you remove it yourself versus an unplanned event.
My question was answered during the last dive. While swimming around, one of the other divers got too close to my daughter and managed to knock her regulator out of her mouth. It went into freeflow and ended up well behind her. She looked for it briefly, and when she didn't have it in her hand right away, she grabbed her backup, cleared, and resumed breathing. By that point, I was there, got her regulator settled, handed it to her, and she switched back. Handled well in my opinion. One of her instructors was a little further behind, saw it all, and was pretty impressed with how she handled it.
First congrats on your cert. second always remember the things that happen to you and others. They are experiences that will stick with you and always remind you to check gear, good buddy practices ect. There was so much that was wrong with what you saw in that diver. It could be you one day and probably will in some instances. Fortunately that diver got some assistance before it grew to a rescue situation. Loose tanks are not uncommon and tough to deal with without someones help. What went through you mind as you watched this progress and how will it affect your future diving.
3 things
1. every dive is a learning dive.
2. OOA is the only real emergency, everything else is just an annoyance to deal with.
3. When you do your AOW class it will be more meaningful.
3 things
1. every dive is a learning dive.
2. OOA is the only real emergency, everything else is just an annoyance to deal with.
3. When you do your AOW class it will be more meaningful.
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seeker242
Contributor
What I first thought was "Where the F##$ is her buddy?! God damm idiot!" :fail:
Absolutely correct. OOa is the only time critcal situation you will come across. I was looking in the previous post form seeker242 for much more like
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How did the tank get loose and what could i do to prevent it from happening to me.
Where was the buddy what if i had xxx problem how would i handle it
Should i start thinking more solo or self reliant than buddy in the future
Since i am asking should we have had a lost buddy plan or meeting place in our predive brief
If she doesnt know her tank is falling off does she have any clue about hazzards of wrecks
Is her buddy in the wreck and lost
How could i have potentially been of assistance to her or them and what would i do if needed right now.
The real life realization of the factors known or unknown is s sobering event.
These are all the things, you need to over time, to be able to answer because when you do,,,, and put the answers in to practice you all but insure you never get into that situation your self. I guess its a process of becoming aware of your surroundings, and always n=knowing you minute to minute options.
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How did the tank get loose and what could i do to prevent it from happening to me.
Where was the buddy what if i had xxx problem how would i handle it
Should i start thinking more solo or self reliant than buddy in the future
Since i am asking should we have had a lost buddy plan or meeting place in our predive brief
If she doesnt know her tank is falling off does she have any clue about hazzards of wrecks
Is her buddy in the wreck and lost
How could i have potentially been of assistance to her or them and what would i do if needed right now.
The real life realization of the factors known or unknown is s sobering event.
These are all the things, you need to over time, to be able to answer because when you do,,,, and put the answers in to practice you all but insure you never get into that situation your self. I guess its a process of becoming aware of your surroundings, and always n=knowing you minute to minute options.
Congrats...we often do Ancient mariner for dive 3 for OW students...it's a fun dive. Welcome to the fun.
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seeker242
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I think everyone should read the Sticky regarding "Who is responsible for what?"
Makes for some interesting reading and is a stark reminder that ultimately it is the diver themselves that is responsible for their own safety (as well as hopefully being a good buddy). Be a good buddy but also remember that in the end, you and only you are truly responsible for your own safety. This is particularly true if diving with an instabuddy who you don't know (they might be the best buddy you will ever get but they might be such a flaky diver that you immediately want to strangle them personally!)
I am looking at the points raised and thinking -
Why didn't she check her tank properly before diving? If it had been tight and the cam band stowed properly, it shouldn't come badly loose like it did (apart from an equipment failure such as the cam itself being faulty).
If she isn't aware that her rig has changed dramatically (I hope I would feel the difference in a tank that was floating off), is she paying enough attention to her equipment?
If the buddy was lost, why didn't she head for the surface to regroup with them after a short search as per her training? The lost buddy routine should be so basic and ingrained that it should only merit a passing mention in a briefing.
Just my thoughts
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