phlyfisher
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Just got certified last month. (Did the first part of the course at home and the OW dives in Cancun). The most frightening thing for me was waiting for the boat after each of the 4 dives. The water was quite rough so the dive master told me to keep the regulator in my mouth. I felt like I couldn't breathe while trying to keep my head out of the water and breathe through the regulator. (The gauge was at 500 psi when we headed for the surface.) For the subsequent 3 OW dives I floated on the surface, next to the divemaster, with my face in the water and felt much better. Is this common? Do different regulators make a difference?