As a new diver, sho I'm assuming is not solo trained or equipped, the dive was over when they left you. Bad gauge? Dive is over. DM lent you a computer? Nope. It knows what he did. Not what you did previously.thanks Jim. Should I have gotten right back on the boat when my buddy and the DM descended before I noticed? Not disagreeing just looking for more info. I could have also ascended on my own when I noticed the depth gauge wasn't working I guess. Would you have done the second dive if you thumbed the first dive?
I never felt unsafe as I was surrounded by people the entire time and could have reached out and grabbed someone and asked for their octo at any point. I did rely on the DM for no deco time and that's why I probably should have ascended on my own once I found out the computer wasn't working. However, he did give me one from his arm that was working that had no deco time on it. I didn't rely on it much but it was there.
Thanks again.
I'd do the second dive after chewing my buddy's butt and letting them know how selfish and irresponsible they were. So was the DM for that matter.
You could have reached out and grabbed anybody's octo? Would they be ready for that? Would they know that was a possibility? Would they freak out when they were mugged for air? Would they even have enough to share?
That is not a plan. That's a possible creation of a serious accident.
I tell my students to NEVER allow the DM to have the only plan or to follow them blindly. You have your own plan in case the DM does something stupid. Like this one did.