Problem solving exercises from the past that were great learning skills.
Had to do this a number of times for progression to the next level years ago:
1.All gear on the bottom of a diving pool 18' [5.5], you are in your swimmers [budgie smugglers, DPs] only.
2. Cylinders are turned off on the bottom on top of all the other gear.
3. Wetsuit [2 piece, front zip 5mm Moray], boots, fins, mask is weighted down with weights and not enough weight on the weight belt but plenty on the gear.
4. Tell the instructor the way it should go to plan.This is the funny part as it all goes to $h!t quick.
5. You are told you are able to surface as required [this not true, you fail, they lie, you do it again] to do the exercise.
6. Exit the water after removing your weight belt on the surface fully kitted up, nothing missing or out of place [like your cylinder not fully turned on, hose stuck under webbing, boot on the wrong foot, true , did see this etc].
7. A safety diver is in the water , any help from them and you fail.
Next:
Repeat the above in open water in 5-6m.
As a side note:
We also had to free assent form 18m, first time ditching the weight belt only, and again ditching weight belt and twin cylinder harness [twin 63s most times or 72s] No BC then for that depth , fenzy for over 18m.
Don't worry about the free assents , it was the other stuff that was the learning exercise.
Had to do this a number of times for progression to the next level years ago:
1.All gear on the bottom of a diving pool 18' [5.5], you are in your swimmers [budgie smugglers, DPs] only.
2. Cylinders are turned off on the bottom on top of all the other gear.
3. Wetsuit [2 piece, front zip 5mm Moray], boots, fins, mask is weighted down with weights and not enough weight on the weight belt but plenty on the gear.
4. Tell the instructor the way it should go to plan.This is the funny part as it all goes to $h!t quick.
5. You are told you are able to surface as required [this not true, you fail, they lie, you do it again] to do the exercise.
6. Exit the water after removing your weight belt on the surface fully kitted up, nothing missing or out of place [like your cylinder not fully turned on, hose stuck under webbing, boot on the wrong foot, true , did see this etc].
7. A safety diver is in the water , any help from them and you fail.
Next:
Repeat the above in open water in 5-6m.
As a side note:
We also had to free assent form 18m, first time ditching the weight belt only, and again ditching weight belt and twin cylinder harness [twin 63s most times or 72s] No BC then for that depth , fenzy for over 18m.
Don't worry about the free assents , it was the other stuff that was the learning exercise.