Rescue training as a turning point in diving perspective?
I have a personal observation that rescue by virtue of the training and stage of a diver's career is a natural turning point where a diver's training evolves from inward attention (self-skills, knowledge), toward attention directed outward (to other divers, procedures, potential hazards, etc). By virtue of looking outward, it becomes an assumed case that your sh#t has to be wired tight if you are taking the step to (potentially) care for others. This has a positive effect, I feel. Now, there are definite stages to "wired tight", it's all relative, but my observation is the rescue course often causes an attitudinal and confidence-boosting transformation in divers that is very positive in net effect.
Anyone have pertinent thoughts that reflect on this topic?
I have a personal observation that rescue by virtue of the training and stage of a diver's career is a natural turning point where a diver's training evolves from inward attention (self-skills, knowledge), toward attention directed outward (to other divers, procedures, potential hazards, etc). By virtue of looking outward, it becomes an assumed case that your sh#t has to be wired tight if you are taking the step to (potentially) care for others. This has a positive effect, I feel. Now, there are definite stages to "wired tight", it's all relative, but my observation is the rescue course often causes an attitudinal and confidence-boosting transformation in divers that is very positive in net effect.
Anyone have pertinent thoughts that reflect on this topic?