Doh! Now I see that you specifically said "buzzers/vibrations." Well, I enjoyed replying anyway.I agree.. beeps probably isn't good for anyone. I can see haptic vibrations being much better for the masses.
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Doh! Now I see that you specifically said "buzzers/vibrations." Well, I enjoyed replying anyway.I agree.. beeps probably isn't good for anyone. I can see haptic vibrations being much better for the masses.
How do you know that the computers are configured correctly? Do they use different colour straps for different depths?2 boats;
Boat A is full of morons, none have beeps. One guy has no idea wtf he's doing and runs out of air, embolizes, or gets bent... boat ride stops, everyone goes back to the dock, and they get sued for whatever reason and charter closes. No matter what, the charter probably loses $ on a day like that.
Boat B is full of morons, most have beeps and flashing signs and whatnot (actually, I would think buzzers / vibrations would be the best of both worlds right?). One guy has no idea wtf he's doing but his computer is way smarter than him.. it tells him too deep / running out / time to come up / etc. There's no accident, and the charter lives to profit another day. No one gets sued. Buzzing and flashing a short message is pretty docile compared to beeps..
@Miyaru, I can 100% agree that noises underwater would be horrible... maybe just a subtle buzzing and flashing would do the trick. I don't guide dives, I don't like people, I don't like groups of people, so I have zero skin in this game. I just think it's interesting. I would personally turn all that off (and have on other dc's)
I have no idea how that would work, but it's no different than cars braking themselves with sensors on the front and back. Should it be needed? No.... Is it? Well I'm sure it's saved a life or 2, so maybe it's not all bad?How do you know that the computers are configured correctly? Do they use different colour straps for different depths?
"That guy" shouldn’t be diving. Blame the OW instructor and agency; nothing to do with the boat nor skipper/taxi driver.
The future just started to look a little brighter!I agree.. beeps probably isn't good for anyone.
I stay away from them as well. I generally don't dive charters, usually off of private boats.To the people that dive ~ 3 times a year, it's probably not a bad idea to give them beeps and buzzers... I personally stay away from this crowd at all costs, but they're out there and they make up the majority (I would imagine).... and for them, being safer isn't a bad thing. If it takes beeps and buzzers to keep idiots from killing themselves and diving out of the public eye as "dangerous" and insurance costs down, sure why not? Lots of agencies are written this way... not "how to be good divers", just "how not to die".
That's part of my thinking, too. My suspicion is that a diver who is by nature inattentive--doesn't have the patience or diligence or whatever to monitor his computer screen or gauges throughout the dive--is similarly not inclined to get to know their computer well enough to quickly ascertain the meaning of an alarm that goes off.Will the diver understand what the computer is trying to say? Is it a critical alert, or just a notification?
Yep. And unfortunately, it's not just an academic exercise. There are plenty of divers out there where this absolutely happens. I don't encounter them often as I generally only dive with a handful of divers I know. But, when I have gone on checkout dives (my own, or my daughter's) I've encountered divers at the benches that are just asking strangers to help them change settings on their computer. I guess that's only half bad. At least they were aware enough to realize that they should change something.That's part of my thinking, too. My suspicion is that a diver who is by nature inattentive--doesn't have the patience or diligence or whatever to monitor his computer screen or gauges throughout the dive--is similarly not inclined to get to know their computer well enough to quickly ascertain the meaning of an alarm that goes off.