DIR divers with contacts

[AZ Desert Diver]

Thanks for the replys and the advice everyone.

 

[wunat]

How did everyone do who dives with contacts, did you get a rec pass vs. a tech pass? I've tried a maskless hover in a 3ft. window with my eyes closed and I was beyond 3ft. I guess I might have to take a chance and just open my eyes on these drills.

Tech pass here.

What I do is I would open my eyes slightly just to hope that it will prevent the contacts to fell off. I would usually use teammate as a reference..............especially important now that I am preparing myself for Tech1.

Enjoy your course.

 

[rhlee]

How did everyone do who dives with contacts, did you get a rec pass vs. a tech pass? I've tried a maskless hover in a 3ft. window with my eyes closed and I was beyond 3ft. I guess I might have to take a chance and just open my eyes on these drills.

contacts, eyes closed, tech pass.

I think the key (for me anyway) was to really concentrate on keeping the breathing rate the same and to not take too big a breath or exhalation to clear.


That being said.... I'm gearing up for T1 now, and it has me wondering about experimenting with eyes open...

 

[MHK]

Thanks for the replys and the advice everyone.

Just as an FYI, I wear contacts all the time so it isn't an issue. When I do the maskless drills with my students I request that they keep their eyes closed. While we use as many simulations as possible it isn't feasible to simulate a complete silt out, so when the mask is off I request that the students keep their eyes closed so I can test for 2 things at once:

1) They are comfortable without their masks;
2) They are comfortable in a no-vis, silt out environment

Therefore, contacts lenses aren't a problem.

PM me if you have any additional questions.

Regards,