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Wow. OK that explains a lot. A DM course is usually over 6.months.some are 2-3 Months and more intense. My course was 6 months, around 100 dives and a lot of assisting in classes. We had DMs do much less. But something like 40-50 dives were the minimum. Which is great. We talked about this in...

Weighting in tech diving can be more difficult. Because there is so much gas consumed, that weights a lot and this weight is missing at the end of the dive. Also the equipment can change more often, depending on the dives. More stages, other backplate. D18 instead of D12. Usually the equipment...

I only dive jacket style while teaching, so I am more experienced with wings. In some jackets it's hard to vent all the air. I feel it's best to use the kidney dump. And of course put the dump valve to the highest point. U recently shared a video, where u had a decent horizontal position. If...

quoted your post in my initial pos, so everyone can read it. As we all know, some only read the first post.

i created a new thread regarding this topic Qualifications of a DM

After we had multiple discussions in the past and just recently in this thread: I f*** up and I am ashamed i want to pick this topic up. I think its not new, that there are DM´s out there, which are poorly training. Without any diving knowlede, byciclekicks and just overall danger to themself...

I think regarding the incident everything is said. He got good advice. underweigthed, to far from buddy, go into a cave without training, buddy did not watch him. And i have the feeling he knows and accepts these mistakes. So i think the purpose on this thread is fulfilled. Again thanks for...

Like I said in the post above.. We had a whole discussion about this topic, some. Months ago. But you didn't listen. You were warned.

I mean a deco stop. Which is usually done(the last stop) at 3m. You are not planning to go into deco, but it can happen(entanglement, an emergency, or whatever). So I would always weigth myself to be able to hold a 3m stop. Personally I weigth myself so I am neutral at 0.5m. I(and others)...

Sorry I do not understand: You know you are under weighted and you still refuse to carry more weigth? Makes no sense. What do you do, when you go into deco, because of some kind of accident? How do you hold you 3m stop? Or if you get stucked at a cave ceiling at 2m? If I had asked you that...

Thank you. I once saw a man drowning. Maybe it's more correct to say: I didn't saw a man drowning. I was around 22 years old and next to the swimming pool. A man played with his grandchild in the water. The swim guard was right next to me. I was watching my cellphone, so it's understandable I...

I am shocked about some answers. It's the basic scuba forum. A secondary second stage is absolutely a mandatory equipment. Especially for a new diver. Dropping weights at 30m is something, that should not be done. If you have to do that, you ****** up at so many things before. One of this...

I think if you are dedicated and your aim to become a better scuba diver you need less then 100 dives. I felt confident with around 30 dives. And most of my skills(buoyancy, trim, staying calm. .) were really good with around 50 to 80 dives. Yes of course I had improvement since then, but much...

not bad. You bend your knees exactly like we discussed in the thread. First let me tell you, that this is a very good basic you can build on. After i roasted you on another thread its time to say something positive :D (completly different topic) Why dont you like your arm position? Having the...

I am pretty sure I am not, please tell me otherwise. I dive D12 and 2.9kg backplate. Plus 1kg trimweigth. Or single 12 with 6kg plus the 2.9 backplate. Undergarment is 400g, but I really need to buy a thinner one for the summertime.. But regardless if I am overweighted or not. Why should the...

When you release the squeeze you just put the same amount of air in your drysuit, like it was before you descent. So there should be no change in buoyancy. As long as you can descent at the start of the dive and only add air to the suit for squeeze release, then you shouldnt get floaty. I use...

After the first time, when you go into the water with Temps around freezing and you forgot to close your drysuit, you will add zippers to your safety check before the dive :D Never happened to me, but it's a common mistake and fun to watch(on a shore dive. when doing a deep water entry it can...

OK first I did not mean to attack you. I am not a native english speaker. What you write in other posts is always good and I respect you and your experience. I don't pretend to be so much wiser, because I know I am not. Compared to you and other people on SB I still have to gain much more...

If entanglement is a real risk I would want to have more then 40cft. I don't like the idea to dive without inflator/wing or octo. If you got any problems you want buoyancy, at least on the surface. Of course there will always be at least one diver who says a wing is not needed and back in 1574...

These event can happen. Possible triggers: valve not fully open(could be a valve malfunction) but unlikely. Reg badly tuned Co2 buildup Squeezy, yes Neopren suits can squeeze, especially the ones with seals. But you said your zipper was open, so it's very unlikely Just a bad day. Yes this can...