Cheizz
Contributor
I have been wondering about something. While looking at youtube videos of dive trips at future destinations (Red Sea liveaboards, Malta wreck dives, Indonesia reef dives) I see all kinds of recreational divers with their gear hanging all over the place. Octos hanging loose, PSG and consoles hitting reefs, octo hoses attached but reaching so wide you could swim through…
What’s going on here?
Do they not realize?
Do they not think there is a snag hazard?
Do they not care about their gear - “don’t be gentle, it’s a rental” kind of thing?
Do divemasters/guides don’t point it out to them? Or even help them to stow stuff away (on a rib, all these bits hanging loose is not ideal, I imagine)?
Isn’t gear streamlining part of dive training in general? It was in mine (Padi OW, SSI AOW)...
On many of those dive trips, being somewhat experienced (50 logged dives minimum, sometimes in combination with AOW at least) is a prerequisite to even being allowed on the trip. So they’re not beginner divers fresh out of their OW course.
Thoughts?
What’s going on here?
Do they not realize?
Do they not think there is a snag hazard?
Do they not care about their gear - “don’t be gentle, it’s a rental” kind of thing?
Do divemasters/guides don’t point it out to them? Or even help them to stow stuff away (on a rib, all these bits hanging loose is not ideal, I imagine)?
Isn’t gear streamlining part of dive training in general? It was in mine (Padi OW, SSI AOW)...
On many of those dive trips, being somewhat experienced (50 logged dives minimum, sometimes in combination with AOW at least) is a prerequisite to even being allowed on the trip. So they’re not beginner divers fresh out of their OW course.
Thoughts?