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  1. Ayisha

    Touching Female Cave Students By Consent: An Instructor's Perspective

    I think if someone has trauma that hasn't been worked through, facing it unexpectedly for the first time u/w or especially in a cave could go very badly. I think that setting out expectations, as the OP is suggesting, goes a long way in preparing an individual who can then make an informed...
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    GUE vs. TDI in terms of opportunities in scientific research projects?

    I did read the story, but you wrote that he "did" Fundies. We have no idea if he passed or not or if his skills are degrading. One might think that if the team is seamless with him, he would be able to rib them for spending more money to achieve the same proficiency. Yet they're ribbing him...
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    GUE vs. TDI in terms of opportunities in scientific research projects?

    There's nothing preventing GUE divers from diving with divers trained by other agencies. People dive in mixed teams often. GUE divers, however, much like other divers, will avoid diving with those they consider to be using unsafe diving practices. If someone can't or won't participate in team...
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    DSMB Technique

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    Suit filed in case of "Girl dead, boy injured at Glacier National Park

    @Subfiend: "I really wish the NPS investigators had looked at evidence of whether Snow was impaired. Sadly, they didn't. The evidence exists. They just never looked at it." K, I'll bite. What is the evidence that shows that Snow may have been impaired?
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    Found Sex Toy in Ginnie Springs

    Maybe they left it as an attraction :popcorn:
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    DIR- Generic Why no D-Ring on right hip?

    I'll have to use that line the next time I get told about sneaking a peek at my spg without unclipping it. I'll ask, "don't you look down at your stage SPG when scootering?" 😁 When I did Fundies 9 years ago, the Instructors told me that I shouldn't be dipping my head down to look at the spg...
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    DIR- GUE Balanced rig with a thick wetsuit - mathematically impossible?

    Like the reply above, I am also correctly weighted and haven't had any issues floating at the surface at the beginning of a dive. For example, when I need to do a hot drop (jumping in without inflating) to hit a target depth/spot quickly in a current, I don't just sink but am at the surface...
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    DIR- GUE Balanced rig with a thick wetsuit - mathematically impossible?

    Well of course, this is ScubaBoard :p :popcorn:
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    DIR- GUE Balanced rig with a thick wetsuit - mathematically impossible?

    The potential of having ditchable/removable weight is still mentioned in some of the GUE materials, so that's interesting that they might not have been mentioned in your Fundies. It's definitely not the focus or goal, though. Under the older system, if a catastrophic wing failure happened at...
  11. Ayisha

    DIR- GUE Balanced rig with a thick wetsuit - mathematically impossible?

    You and I were posting at the same time. You might find my post above a suitable answer. It boils down to being aware that you are diving unbalanced; figuring out any changes you might want to make to dive balanced; knowing what removeable weight you have (can light, camera, DPV, stage bottle...
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    DIR- GUE Balanced rig with a thick wetsuit - mathematically impossible?

    There used to be more emphasis on ditchable weight in the past with GUE, and a balanced rig may or may not have included ditchable weight. Newer Fundies courses now seem to concentrate more on proper weighting, redundant buoyancy (drysuit, DSMB), and a balanced rig without the promotion of...
  13. Ayisha

    DIR- GUE Balanced rig with a thick wetsuit - mathematically impossible?

    I believe that when you do the calculation, it is meant to show you that if you are using a wetsuit for "deeper" dives; a wetsuit with a steel tank or especially steel doubles, that you will not be diving a balanced rig. People are frequently surprised by those numbers in the class. It is a...
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    DIR- GUE Balanced rig with a thick wetsuit - mathematically impossible?

    The above is not true. That is correct.
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    40-45F OWD (drysuit)

    Aww, I see why you'd power through then. At least you will be trained for colder, more challenging conditions, which will serve you well in your future diving.
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    40-45F OWD (drysuit)

    Yes, you'll feel 40-45 F cold water on your face. When you do a mask remove and replace, it can be shockingly cold, but you get used to it, and you try and be as efficient as possible. I did my o/w in 38F/4 C in Tobermory years ago, but since it was early June and we spent a fair amount of time...
  17. Ayisha

    FINS: ScubaPro Jet, XS Scuba Turtle, Apeks RK3

    Scuba Choice Those are the ones that look identical to the (my) UTD Precision fins: UTD Precision Fins The Scuba Choice and UTD Precision are Neutral/Positive, so the fins alone are neutral in fresh water, positive in salt water. The neutral/positive fins are intended for wetsuit and single...
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    FINS: ScubaPro Jet, XS Scuba Turtle, Apeks RK3

    Which ones?
  19. Ayisha

    Random question

    You know, the octopus or backup doesn't need to be crappy. It can be a good, properly tuned reg.
  20. Ayisha

    Cane Bay fatality - St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

    Everyone dies of cardiac arrest. It simply means the heart stops beating. You may be thinking of myocardial infarction or heart attack.
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