Safety is obviously a big concern for all of us when we dive but how ho safe do you guys actually feel when you go diving?
1. Is safety a big concern to you when you go diving? Very big. I find the risks stem mostly from where the diving takes place and as such, vary significantly. Given a locale, since I don't dive deep or risk substantial separation from my point of egress, scuba itself does not introduce more than an incidental increase to risk, that I have found.
2. Do you take care of your own safety or do you rely on others to guide you? Both.
3. Have you ever thought about how you could make yourself safer when going diving? Of course, which has lead to considerations of technology, education, experience, and planning.
4. If a new technology was available that could make you safer would you use it?If it represented an improvement in existing technology and addressed some aspect of experienced risk.
5. Can you think of a technology that could make you feel safer whilst diving?Better signaling and communications devices for emergencies, such as aerial flares and radios/rescue beacons designed around diving. A reliable and effective underwater homing system would also be much appreciated convenience.