Over the head donning of BC

[Cave Diver]

Huh?

DC

Do you don your mask over your head, or do you step into it?

 

[mrfixitchapman]

Do you don your mask over your head, or do you step into it?

Of course, don't you?

DC

 

[DivingPrincessE]

Someone call for MOF?

But they didn't say it three times...they have to say it three times.

Do you don your mask over your head, or do you step into it?

I don my mask over my head...but not my BC.

 

[String]

I can think of at least 2 agencies where overhead donning of a BC (on land) would immediately fail you an instructor exam.

 

[NOVIZWHIZ]

That sounds worthy of a '10', Olympic standards.

I gave him a 9.5

 

[Randy43068]

I can think of at least 2 agencies where overhead donning of a BC (on land) would immediately fail you an instructor exam.

Really? Which ones?

 

[Walter]

I can think of at least 2 agencies where overhead donning of a BC (on land) would immediately fail you an instructor exam.

What's your point?

 

[Nemrod]

Thanks to this thread from now on I do overhead don only while wearing my mask on my forehead. I will also do upside down frog kicks while swimming upside down just because I can.

Has anyone ever told you guys that you are dogmatic? That you stick to a dogma without free thought?

N

 

[cmburch]

I can think of at least 2 agencies where overhead donning of a BC (on land) would immediately fail you an instructor exam.

Are there actual written instructions against it?

I thought that many of the comments against over the head donning were from people that did not know how to do it, have never tried it, or were unable due to weight.

Almost all the comments can also be true of any donning method if not safely and properly performed.

 

[String]

Are there actual written instructions against it?

Certainly in the one case yes. About the only criteria you can fail immediately for is dangerous activity and they class it as such due to risk of smacking head/someone else, throwing it at floor etc.

Not an issue for me anyway - i lack the upper body strength to throw 35kg of stuff over my head comfortably.