Bob DBF
Contributor
The only thing you did wrong was to not raise an alarm and start a search. I don't know what you learned in OW, but if you did not learn any procedures after surfacing for a lost buddy, it is time for you to start reading.
I normally dive solo or same ocean buddy so I have a wide range of procedures to use for my diving, depending on the dive. When I do buddy dive I take it just as seriously, and follow the agreed upon protocols. I haven't lost a buddy in years, the last time it happened we met on the surface, discussed how not to duplicate the event, and finished our dive.
If you agree upon a dive plan and your buddy does not feel he has to adhere to it or thumb the dive, then find another buddy.
As an aside, AfterDark can be a good buddy, he would just rather be solo.
Bob
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I normally dive solo or same ocean buddy so I have a wide range of procedures to use for my diving, depending on the dive. When I do buddy dive I take it just as seriously, and follow the agreed upon protocols. I haven't lost a buddy in years, the last time it happened we met on the surface, discussed how not to duplicate the event, and finished our dive.
If you agree upon a dive plan and your buddy does not feel he has to adhere to it or thumb the dive, then find another buddy.
As an aside, AfterDark can be a good buddy, he would just rather be solo.
Bob
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That's my point, people, by and large, are not taught that diving can be deadly, they are taught how safe it is, and they are not equipped with the skills, taught and trained to the level required to be useful in an emergency.