Todd Dicker
Registered
Fair point made with regard to "you are a certified diver and responsible for yourself." The conflict for me was that my last instruction from him was to stay where I was, so I wanted to follow that instruction. I think in future incidents I will be less likely to give that much weight to my instructions and decide that thinking for myself will take priority much sooner.
I mentioned the firefighting thing to illustrate that I'm used to being in zero visibility situations. I'm also trained to NEVER leave my team. Ever. Ever.......EVER. If separated, the priority is to re-assemble the team, not fight the fire. Also, and perhaps most importantly, if you ever are separated from the team, you STAY PUT and let them find you (unless in immediate danger). I guess that muscle memory kicked in yesterday.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to just suck it up and schedule the second dive and have a more relaxed conversation with the LDS.
Cheers.
I mentioned the firefighting thing to illustrate that I'm used to being in zero visibility situations. I'm also trained to NEVER leave my team. Ever. Ever.......EVER. If separated, the priority is to re-assemble the team, not fight the fire. Also, and perhaps most importantly, if you ever are separated from the team, you STAY PUT and let them find you (unless in immediate danger). I guess that muscle memory kicked in yesterday.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to just suck it up and schedule the second dive and have a more relaxed conversation with the LDS.
Cheers.