Thinking back on your first 100 dives (or in a new environment/configuration), what things did you encounter that needed an appropriate response to avoid it qualifying as a "near miss"? The mild incidents you fix or avoid now automatically... But caught you by surprise or needed effort the first time you encountered them.
As I best recall here's mine in no particular order: (rough and ready style childhood dive experiences)
Puked
Got lost
Knocked myself out
Entangled
Swimming up with no air
Trapped and ditched equipment
Twisted ankle
Had to float back to shore
Reverse block (a later one cost me 6 years away from diving)
Mask lost
Weight belt jammed
Blown oring
Flooded reg (double hose)
Choked
Ripped fin
Buddy stopped pumping (surface supply)
Airbell tipped (heavy when empty)
Bad headaches (co2 retention)
Moderate hypothermia (Canadian waters, no wetsuit)
Under ice
Hmm, well that list was longer than anticipated... In full disclosure, I didn't log dives until very recently, so those memories might span the first 50 or 200 dives...
Good times!
How about yours?
Cameron
As I best recall here's mine in no particular order: (rough and ready style childhood dive experiences)
Puked
Got lost
Knocked myself out
Entangled
Swimming up with no air
Trapped and ditched equipment
Twisted ankle
Had to float back to shore
Reverse block (a later one cost me 6 years away from diving)
Mask lost
Weight belt jammed
Blown oring
Flooded reg (double hose)
Choked
Ripped fin
Buddy stopped pumping (surface supply)
Airbell tipped (heavy when empty)
Bad headaches (co2 retention)
Moderate hypothermia (Canadian waters, no wetsuit)
Under ice
Hmm, well that list was longer than anticipated... In full disclosure, I didn't log dives until very recently, so those memories might span the first 50 or 200 dives...
Good times!
How about yours?
Cameron