Yes!Finger reel? Like this? Diving Finger Reel, 100 ft Spool with Handle
Similar: ISE Basics of Exploration (for those in Europe) or UTD Essentials.
UTD: no
ISE: no, but I did watch all the videos on how to tie a bolt snap.
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Yes!Finger reel? Like this? Diving Finger Reel, 100 ft Spool with Handle
Similar: ISE Basics of Exploration (for those in Europe) or UTD Essentials.
A number of years ago, my UTD instructor, who had originally taken GUE Fundamentals from Andrew Georgitsis when Andrew was still the GUE training director, had us wait on the surface while he went down to the bottom (about 70 feet) to deploy a DSMB which he would tie off so we would have an ascent line to work with. Eventually the DSMB came up, but it was a long while before he came to the surface, totally entangled in the line. He had, of course, tried to become unentangled while under water to save the embarrassment, but he eventually realized he was going to need his students' help.
Do they teach shooting bags in PADI recreational courses now?
New skill in the OW class now.There was no SMB use when I took PADI classes in the late 90’s.
It wasn’t until TDI that I used or even heard of SMB’s.
Do they teach shooting bags in PADI recreational courses now?