lolarent
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Hi,
Last week, my buddy and I got separated. This is a first, despite having a combined about 700 dives.
So, this is what I did:
1. We got separated at 120ft.
2. I looked around 30 seconds to try and find buddy. Visibility was poor, so no buddy in sight.
3. I started ascending to the surface. Ascend time was about 4 min and 50 seconds.
---> Question a: did I go too slow? Should I have gone faster to try and reunite with my buddy faster?
4. No buddy on the surface, but I did notice his bubbles
5. The bubbles were very small, so they were broken up, indicating that buddy was still a bit deeper.
6. I waited until the bubbles were nice and big, at which point I guessed he was no deeper than 30 ft. Still no visual of the buddy though.
7. I went back underwater, following his big bubbles, and found him within 20 seconds at about 30ft
---> Question b: I know this is against protocol. Should I have waited, or was this an acceptable risk? I knew he was close by because his bubbles were not broken up. What is the consensus here?
8. We gave each other the OK sign, descended to 60 ft. Continued the dive and made a nice, long stay at 15 ft for at least 15 minutes near the end of the dive.
Comments?
Last week, my buddy and I got separated. This is a first, despite having a combined about 700 dives.
So, this is what I did:
1. We got separated at 120ft.
2. I looked around 30 seconds to try and find buddy. Visibility was poor, so no buddy in sight.
3. I started ascending to the surface. Ascend time was about 4 min and 50 seconds.
---> Question a: did I go too slow? Should I have gone faster to try and reunite with my buddy faster?
4. No buddy on the surface, but I did notice his bubbles
5. The bubbles were very small, so they were broken up, indicating that buddy was still a bit deeper.
6. I waited until the bubbles were nice and big, at which point I guessed he was no deeper than 30 ft. Still no visual of the buddy though.
7. I went back underwater, following his big bubbles, and found him within 20 seconds at about 30ft
---> Question b: I know this is against protocol. Should I have waited, or was this an acceptable risk? I knew he was close by because his bubbles were not broken up. What is the consensus here?
8. We gave each other the OK sign, descended to 60 ft. Continued the dive and made a nice, long stay at 15 ft for at least 15 minutes near the end of the dive.
Comments?