Saltyhawg
Contributor
Newbie here but we had it happen on a dive in Belize a few weeks ago. There was one diver on our boat that was obviously not comfortable in the water and was using air at a brisk clip. I saw the DM check her air and then offered her his alternate. I knew what he was doing immediately. It was not a situation where it would have ended everyones dive. The dive plan was notify the DM if air gets to 700 psi before the dive time ends and then buddy up and ascend to SS.
I thought it was a pretty neat thing to do to allow that diver to enjoy the beautiful dive a little longer. Pretty impressive on his air consumption to be able to do it without getting low himself. Didn't know this was a common or accepted practice.
I thought it was a pretty neat thing to do to allow that diver to enjoy the beautiful dive a little longer. Pretty impressive on his air consumption to be able to do it without getting low himself. Didn't know this was a common or accepted practice.