Was this Instructor right or wrong ?

[wardric]

In Go Dive, the current OW training manual, on p. 156 under Problem Recognition, it states:

"Panicked divers, fearing drowning, typically struggle to hold their heads high above the water, expending tremndous energy. they usually fail to establish positive buoyancy, and spit out their regulators and shove their masks up on their foreheads, requireing them to fight even harder to breath."

It then goes on to say:

"Divers exhibiting these signs need immediate help, because they will continue to struggle until completely exhausted and unable to remain afloat."

Now I don't really undestand the relationship between having a mask on your forehead and having to fight to breath, but I'm only a beginner. I don't really read the passage as "banning the mask on forehead", though. That's the only place I found it.

Yeah, I know, I have too much time on my hands.

ZZZ, this thread is not very active anymore, try posting it again there and you should have let's say... 1 or 2 replies

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=118287&page=1287

 

[Jason Ooi]

Instructor should cooperative with the DM as a partner. Instructor unprofessional, speak to the DM in front of the divers, DM reputation all gone.

If me; I will walk away.