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She was especially bad at staying just above and behind me. I sat her down and had a serious talk asking: "How long can you hold your breath? Stay closer than that to me, and please stay where I can see you." She is much better now, thank goodness.
Was she above and behind you or were you below and ahead of her?Jim, I understand your point, and agree. However, how do we, as a community address the current training situation? Saying it should be taught in OW doesn't fix the problem. My wife was not a good buddy on our first dives in Cozumel, she was so enthralled by what she saw. Despite nearly constant vigilance, she would get away from me. She was especially bad at staying just above and behind me. I sat her down and had a serious talk asking: "How long can you hold your breath? Stay closer than that to me, and please stay where I can see you." She is much better now, thank goodness.
Was she above and behind you or were you below and ahead of her?
Jim, I understand your point, and agree. However, how do we, as a community address the current training situation? Saying it should be taught in OW doesn't fix the problem. My wife was not a good buddy on our first dives in Cozumel, she was so enthralled by what she saw. Despite nearly constant vigilance, she would get away from me. She was especially bad at staying just above and behind me. I sat her down and had a serious talk asking: "How long can you hold your breath? Stay closer than that to me, and please stay where I can see you." She is much better now, thank goodness.
We don't need the facts to get some benefit from this discussion. We can still discuss the dangers and options for dealing with swim throughs, the management of down currents, buddy protocols with 3 person teams. and the organization of a group of divers being guided by a DM in Cozumel.