LindaSSF
Registered
We went to the Caribbean with a few friends who wanted to try a DSD. The dive op had me (experienced diver), a refresher diver who had been out of the water for 10 years, and three discover divers. 45 minutes of land instructions, then a shore dive into a 10' open water bay (with no waves or current) to do some skills. He overweighted everyone.
The refresher diver did fine in 15' of open water. I stuck next to a nervous discover diver who ultimately did very well with my 1:1 coaching. The other 2 discover divers? One surfaced since she couldn't equalize and ultimately swam 40 meters to shore alone on the surface to sit things out. The other discover diver looked like a bobber, constantly up & down. She complained of some ear barotrauma the next day. The instructor had no way of monitoring everyone.
All were ok, but not because of planning or staffing! I'm not sure what would have happened had I not paired with the nervous discover diver. The poor refresher diver was literally on his own, completely oblivious to the fact that being alone might be a problem.
I won't ever recommend that dive op again for diving, though they have fantastic ocean front apartments that we would certainly use again in the future.
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The refresher diver did fine in 15' of open water. I stuck next to a nervous discover diver who ultimately did very well with my 1:1 coaching. The other 2 discover divers? One surfaced since she couldn't equalize and ultimately swam 40 meters to shore alone on the surface to sit things out. The other discover diver looked like a bobber, constantly up & down. She complained of some ear barotrauma the next day. The instructor had no way of monitoring everyone.
All were ok, but not because of planning or staffing! I'm not sure what would have happened had I not paired with the nervous discover diver. The poor refresher diver was literally on his own, completely oblivious to the fact that being alone might be a problem.
I won't ever recommend that dive op again for diving, though they have fantastic ocean front apartments that we would certainly use again in the future.
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