Equipment and configuration

[mattmexico]

yo all

I have posted the below article in its full length on our blog under Protec Advanced Training Facility — Protec Blog

Openwater divers have different equipment requirements as cave divers, technical divers and wreck divers and again different equipment requirements apply to rebreather divers. All of them have in common that it is imperative to be able to handle the equipment proficient in the environment one is diving in and be in charge of the equipment, not having the equipment being in charge of the dive or diver.

Poorly learned skills such as stress management, equipment management and survival skills are the first to go when an potential stressful situation arises resulting from poor skills, changing a potential stressful situation into a life threatening situation. Seeking proper and complete training with plenty of time to learn equipment related skills with a commitment to further practice the learned skills, drills and equipment needs beyond the training program is needed in order to become proficient, to have the equipment skills necessary to focus on dive objectives rather then having ones total focus on just handling the equipment needed to conduct the dive.

greetings
Matt

 

[AndrewA]

Thanks, a lot of interesting reading on your blog.

 

[RetMTFE]

What a breath of fresh air!
When I first started reading the post, my initial response was, Here we go again. Another thread on "my stuff's better than your stuff."
Having seen folks with their DIR gear I wouldn't let in my pool to vintage divers that totally impressed me with their skills and lots in between, I have always been a proponent of "learn to use what you got" and "buy and use what you are comfortable with".
Sadly, it seems more and more have adopted the mindset where the enjoyment of the actual dive has become secondary to fitting in and having the right "stuff" regardless of whether or not they know how to use it.

 

[blue steal]

Good read on your blog Matt, thanks.