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Therefore, my friends and I decided that we wanted to go away for our senior year of college spring break. A group of 5 of us went, 3 divers, Ryan, Bryce, and me. Bryce and I have been diving several times on 2 different trips. We felt comfortable diving with each other. Our friend ryan claimed before going that he was a diver and we just believed him. (last time I believe someone without looking at the diving log).
When we get to the hotel, RIU Carbie, we sign up for 1 day of diving. I tend to have some sinus problems so we pushed it back till Thursday. As we are all sitting at dinner on tuesday, we find out ryan has not been diving in 8 years since his certification. Bryce and I have been diving about once a year since our certification. I have around 50 dives under my belt (AOW, Nitrox), bryce has about 25 (OW). At this point, we are shocked that he considers himself a diver and thinks he is find to go diving. (all that is going through my mind is OMG he is an idiot).
On the day of the dive, we get on a dingy to bring us to the dive boat at another dock. We are sitting there talking to the dive master who tells us our first dive is going to a 80 foot wreck dive. Bryce only being an OW diver and has never done a dive over 45 feet brought up his concern. The dive master says don't worry you will be fine. Ryan goes i think it is fine. (Serious I don't think this kid remembers any of the OW course).
After we get on the main boat we wait for everyone to board and get their gear ready. As we are heading out to the wreck, another dive master on the boat (there were 2) says don't bring your snorkel, it is going to cause to much drag and isn't worth it. Ryan decides to leave his, Bryce and I take ours. (if my snorkel causes to much drag cause it is on my head and I run out of air, i am an idiot for not watching my air). most of the boat does not bring their snorkel.
As we get to the site the diver master tells us, "follow the line down and wait at the bottom, we will pair up at the bottom" Seems weird but whatever. I have to ask how the boat is on the bottom so i get gather a map of the site so i know where we are diving. He says here is the parliamentary partners, Bryce and I and Ryan and a person who is rescue diver certified. I feel comfortable having ryan and the rescue diver together, this way is something happens, he is with someone who should know what to do.
We jump off the boat, and all swim to the buoy and start to go down. This was the strongest current i have ever dove it. I was holding the line rather tightly and still was barely holding on. I slipped a couple of time off the line a couple of times.
When we get to the bottom, the first thing that dive master does is partner up people. then we go into the ship. Now if i remember PADI rules you are not to enter a place with having something above your head. We definitely would have had the boat on top of us. Bryce and I stayed outside as ryan the rescue diver follow the dive master in.
after swiming around the boat for a bit, we look over and our dive master says lets go up, with the rescue diver on his octopus. Turns out he ran out of air. After getting to the boat, we realize that 2 other people on the dive boat ran out of air. No one on the boat care. All of the people that ran out of air also didn't have their snorkel.
after a rather short interval, 25 minutes, we go on a drift dive. We see a nurse shark and as it swims by someone from our boat touches the shark. Again at the end of the dive, the rescue diver ends up with 100 PSI left and goes up early without his buddy. I ended with over 1000 PSI. When we surface, we notice that another person on the boat ran out of air too.
Luckily everyone on the boat came back alive
Problems:
Total people ran out of air: 4
Total number of times people ran out of air: 5
People constantly touching the reef and boat and wildlife
Items I learned:
Always look at new peoples diving log before you dive with them for the first time, even it you are good friends
Don't just take the hotel dive shop, do research before
Always bring your snorkel
Definitely don't go diving with RIU Carbie in Cancun
When we get to the hotel, RIU Carbie, we sign up for 1 day of diving. I tend to have some sinus problems so we pushed it back till Thursday. As we are all sitting at dinner on tuesday, we find out ryan has not been diving in 8 years since his certification. Bryce and I have been diving about once a year since our certification. I have around 50 dives under my belt (AOW, Nitrox), bryce has about 25 (OW). At this point, we are shocked that he considers himself a diver and thinks he is find to go diving. (all that is going through my mind is OMG he is an idiot).
On the day of the dive, we get on a dingy to bring us to the dive boat at another dock. We are sitting there talking to the dive master who tells us our first dive is going to a 80 foot wreck dive. Bryce only being an OW diver and has never done a dive over 45 feet brought up his concern. The dive master says don't worry you will be fine. Ryan goes i think it is fine. (Serious I don't think this kid remembers any of the OW course).
After we get on the main boat we wait for everyone to board and get their gear ready. As we are heading out to the wreck, another dive master on the boat (there were 2) says don't bring your snorkel, it is going to cause to much drag and isn't worth it. Ryan decides to leave his, Bryce and I take ours. (if my snorkel causes to much drag cause it is on my head and I run out of air, i am an idiot for not watching my air). most of the boat does not bring their snorkel.
As we get to the site the diver master tells us, "follow the line down and wait at the bottom, we will pair up at the bottom" Seems weird but whatever. I have to ask how the boat is on the bottom so i get gather a map of the site so i know where we are diving. He says here is the parliamentary partners, Bryce and I and Ryan and a person who is rescue diver certified. I feel comfortable having ryan and the rescue diver together, this way is something happens, he is with someone who should know what to do.
We jump off the boat, and all swim to the buoy and start to go down. This was the strongest current i have ever dove it. I was holding the line rather tightly and still was barely holding on. I slipped a couple of time off the line a couple of times.
When we get to the bottom, the first thing that dive master does is partner up people. then we go into the ship. Now if i remember PADI rules you are not to enter a place with having something above your head. We definitely would have had the boat on top of us. Bryce and I stayed outside as ryan the rescue diver follow the dive master in.
after swiming around the boat for a bit, we look over and our dive master says lets go up, with the rescue diver on his octopus. Turns out he ran out of air. After getting to the boat, we realize that 2 other people on the dive boat ran out of air. No one on the boat care. All of the people that ran out of air also didn't have their snorkel.
after a rather short interval, 25 minutes, we go on a drift dive. We see a nurse shark and as it swims by someone from our boat touches the shark. Again at the end of the dive, the rescue diver ends up with 100 PSI left and goes up early without his buddy. I ended with over 1000 PSI. When we surface, we notice that another person on the boat ran out of air too.
Luckily everyone on the boat came back alive
Problems:
Total people ran out of air: 4
Total number of times people ran out of air: 5
People constantly touching the reef and boat and wildlife
Items I learned:
Always look at new peoples diving log before you dive with them for the first time, even it you are good friends
Don't just take the hotel dive shop, do research before
Always bring your snorkel
Definitely don't go diving with RIU Carbie in Cancun
