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Yesterday I did my first ocean dives. 4 foot tall waves. Took Dramamine 3 times and was still incredibly sea sick.
I'm OW certified, and just finished my Advanced with these dives.
My instructors all said if the conditions were a slight bit worse, we wouldn't have gone.
The 14 person boat was rocking and jumping up and down from the waves, and the Carolina line was tangled up in the boat ladder and ran up close to the underside of the boat. I feel like the ladder could've been a giant knife that couldve sliced my head open or the bow could've done some major damage. Is this something that's a real danger? I feel like it wasn't discussed much in our training manuals.
I don't think the Carolina line was fully weighted down and on my second dive, it was very close to the propeller too . I think visibility was 10 feet max.
If our Carolina/descent line is close to the boat, what are you supposed to do? Do people usually let go of the line and swim away from the boat and try to get back to the line? Have people gotten cut up/knocked unconscious by the ladder before?
Thanks
I'm OW certified, and just finished my Advanced with these dives.
My instructors all said if the conditions were a slight bit worse, we wouldn't have gone.
The 14 person boat was rocking and jumping up and down from the waves, and the Carolina line was tangled up in the boat ladder and ran up close to the underside of the boat. I feel like the ladder could've been a giant knife that couldve sliced my head open or the bow could've done some major damage. Is this something that's a real danger? I feel like it wasn't discussed much in our training manuals.
I don't think the Carolina line was fully weighted down and on my second dive, it was very close to the propeller too . I think visibility was 10 feet max.
If our Carolina/descent line is close to the boat, what are you supposed to do? Do people usually let go of the line and swim away from the boat and try to get back to the line? Have people gotten cut up/knocked unconscious by the ladder before?
Thanks