Let me get this straight...the water was TOO CLEAR for comfort???
Now THAT is a problem we've never had in my neck o' the woods! lol
I agree with the others. Hang in there, get some experience, and advance when you are good and comfortable.
I'm scared of heights. and it felt like I was going to fall as if falling off a building. hard to explain. But hey ho. That's how I felt.
---------- Post added January 28th, 2013 at 07:51 PM ----------
I think gaining more experience is a good option. There are tons of dives in the UK between 3 and 20 metres. Since I live down in London, I'm more familiar with south and southwest coast dives than any of the dives up north. There are 3 dives that I could do again and again down this way, and not be bored. the deepest is 20ish metres (James Egan Lane in Plymouth) and the shallowest is 3-5m depending on the tide (Swanage Pier). No need to rush through the deep stuff. No need to even rush through courses. Find a mentor, do some diving with friends. If I remember correctly, you're in uni, join the uni dive club if they have one. If not, I'm sure there are tons of dive clubs up in Edinburgh. Doing course after course won't make you a better diver. Working on the skills you have already acquired by just diving makes you a better diver.
I've been emailing around for dive clubs. A lot want you to be with Bsac, which is annoying because I really don't wanna transfer over.
---------- Post added January 28th, 2013 at 07:51 PM ----------
I'll ask about the elephant in the room...
Why rush thru the certs?? Diving shouldn''t be about collecting badges in order to gain status, it is not like a video game
Guys, as instructors, there should be more common sense around this, it's people's life... we should asses every single person attending an advanced cert, again, there is no need to hurry... while some people may find it natural to get the advanced cert when they have 10 dives, others may not.
Due to this, we had a couple of accidents here in Argentina. People that took the OWD in the caribbean and got back directly after that to take the AOWD course (in our QUARRIES). Irresponsible instructors accepted that, and then accidents happened.
Again, I believe that it all goes back to seting the proper expectations... Why Rush?? Last time I check this was called RECREATIONAL DIVING right?
Safe dives for everyone!
Sorry, i should have explained, I was going to need to be resuce diver by april for uni related reasons. They won't let you dive unless you have rescue. But now I chose a project which doesn't require diving, i'm taking it slowly.
---------- Post added January 28th, 2013 at 07:53 PM ----------
Hi Kellykins,
You know you’re always welcome to come over to one of our training sessions on the West Coast.
Part of our buddy check training is to run an eye over each other. Last session I noticed my buddy had the mask seal over his hood on one side, yet he felt it was OK. Got it all sorted before we hit the water.
As many have said earlier, don’t rush, this is a hobby/sport/passion.
Kind regards
Thank you!