phoenix31tt
Contributor
I must say that from what i read and what i saw in the video it looked way better than you described (maybe it's a had to be there thing)... There are some things i think you could've done differently yes, or rather things I would've and have done differently in similar situations.
1. I would've attempted to "calm" her down at depth first before attempting any surfacing, even in calling a dive i think it's much easier if the person was as calm as possible given the scenario... a moment or two at the bottom just breathing to calm the nerves.
2. I wouldn't have dove with the speargun (the camera is not in your hand and is fine), there was a couple of times i was diving with my instructor and he would be diving with students and other certified but not experienced divers. I would not unclip my camera (or leave it on the boat altogether) until i see how the other divers are doing in the water. You said you would look after her and i think having a reel and the gun is already enough to be concerned about
3. From the video things didn't happen in a flash, it looked as if you had enough time to move over to her and pull her dump valve etc or at the very least make yourself negative an hold on to her
i think that's all that i would've done differently
1. I would've attempted to "calm" her down at depth first before attempting any surfacing, even in calling a dive i think it's much easier if the person was as calm as possible given the scenario... a moment or two at the bottom just breathing to calm the nerves.
2. I wouldn't have dove with the speargun (the camera is not in your hand and is fine), there was a couple of times i was diving with my instructor and he would be diving with students and other certified but not experienced divers. I would not unclip my camera (or leave it on the boat altogether) until i see how the other divers are doing in the water. You said you would look after her and i think having a reel and the gun is already enough to be concerned about
3. From the video things didn't happen in a flash, it looked as if you had enough time to move over to her and pull her dump valve etc or at the very least make yourself negative an hold on to her
i think that's all that i would've done differently