Something to think about…
Have you ever been in a real diving rescue?
I know many have trained or been certified in Rescue.
However, training in a static/controlled environment is different from real life. There are a few agencies that make the training as real as possible. But, still in the back of your mind, you know it’s not real.
So, are you really prepared?
Do you know how your dive buddy reacts in a stress situation? Will they be level headed and calm or will they endanger your life and your own?
When someone is out of air or drowning, it can be one of the most dangerous situations you can deal with. People would literally kill their mothers to get air. They’ll do it without thinking.
Are you ready for your buddy, or someone you don't know in a dive group, to come up behind you, go to grab your regulator, knock your mask off, scratch your face, and then while you’re scrambling to figure out what’s happening, they are racing for the surface with your reg in their mouth?
What are you going to do if you see someone caught in a line or kelp and they’re panicking?
Have you figured out at what depth you will just ascend when you have equipment failure? How about your buddy? Were you trained about this in OW class?
What about when your buddy has an OOA situation, will he just calmly ascend? Personally, my equipment fails, and you’re more than 15 ft from me, and we’re about 70 ft from the surface, depending on the situation, I’m probably going to ascend. Do you and your buddy have a plan, like look up if you don’t see me around?
On a side note. This is why I admire tech divers for their redundancy and self-reliability. It’s not for everyone though and the level of training & equipment needed would probably seem insurmountable to some.
***Almost makes you want to be a solo diver… Except, I have had the displeasure of seeing dead divers, some that have been at depth for over 6 months… not a pleasant sight…that’s why I will never dive alone. I want my body brought up ASAP. ***
Just something to think about. You and your dive buddy should make sure you have some of this covered. Be prepared.
Suggestions or comments on the above?
Anyone have a good rescue they were involved in? What did you do and what did the victim do?
Have you ever been in a real diving rescue?
I know many have trained or been certified in Rescue.
However, training in a static/controlled environment is different from real life. There are a few agencies that make the training as real as possible. But, still in the back of your mind, you know it’s not real.
So, are you really prepared?
Do you know how your dive buddy reacts in a stress situation? Will they be level headed and calm or will they endanger your life and your own?
When someone is out of air or drowning, it can be one of the most dangerous situations you can deal with. People would literally kill their mothers to get air. They’ll do it without thinking.
Are you ready for your buddy, or someone you don't know in a dive group, to come up behind you, go to grab your regulator, knock your mask off, scratch your face, and then while you’re scrambling to figure out what’s happening, they are racing for the surface with your reg in their mouth?
What are you going to do if you see someone caught in a line or kelp and they’re panicking?
Have you figured out at what depth you will just ascend when you have equipment failure? How about your buddy? Were you trained about this in OW class?
What about when your buddy has an OOA situation, will he just calmly ascend? Personally, my equipment fails, and you’re more than 15 ft from me, and we’re about 70 ft from the surface, depending on the situation, I’m probably going to ascend. Do you and your buddy have a plan, like look up if you don’t see me around?
On a side note. This is why I admire tech divers for their redundancy and self-reliability. It’s not for everyone though and the level of training & equipment needed would probably seem insurmountable to some.
***Almost makes you want to be a solo diver… Except, I have had the displeasure of seeing dead divers, some that have been at depth for over 6 months… not a pleasant sight…that’s why I will never dive alone. I want my body brought up ASAP. ***
Just something to think about. You and your dive buddy should make sure you have some of this covered. Be prepared.
Suggestions or comments on the above?
Anyone have a good rescue they were involved in? What did you do and what did the victim do?