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Sounds to me like he was a bit premature in his.....ahh nevermind. Keep in mind, you might have been comfortable but he might not have been. It's a 2 way street when doing DM duties. Sometimes the DM's past day of diving just has them on edge. Sometimes they're new and don't know boundaries...

I'm going to disagree with this logic. It's an oring on a plunger and I don't ever envision debris getting caught between the tight tolerance to allow fast deflate but slow oral inflate. I do see it happening the other way around if I purposely sabotage it; in that case oral inflate easy...

Sounds like a break in ratios. The OW before completing pool work may have been the Skin Dive/Snorkel checkout, which wouldn't be breaking standards. It sounds like the Inst:Student are broken though regardless. Even if the ratios were in line it's very sloppy IMO to be teaching a full session...

NAUI ratios for non-certified students are: 1:8 with no qualified assistants 1:10 with 1 QA 1:12 with 2 QA Playing defense for the Instructor in question: Some may have been former students just getting bottom time while he runs his Basic class. That's running a gray area but nothing...

It's called a Farmer John style and they're not meant to be worn separately. Most often you'll find them in 5mm & 7mm only for scuba; and not in mixed matched thicknesses. They also usually don't come with an attached hood. If they do, it's usually front zip jacket that zips up to the chin of...

I dove last night at the muck pit with my buddy. I dived at the muck pit last night with my buddy. My buddy and I went diving at the muck pit last night.

....nvm. Learned something new.

I gate clip from center to out of the spool. So gate is facing out of the spool. You'll have to rotate the spool almost 180 degrees for the spool to pop the gate. Your way [OP], gate facing the center, you rotate 90 and your gate bumps the line and can come unclipped. Your line can also unspool...

They only make the oval vintage style now days: You'll find it on many sites. Trident & A Plus Marine distribute it, which means many Dive Shops will be able to order one for you.

Any reason your stage straps are mounted reverse from the norm?

Yeah.....you're a dead man :D

Learn from man's best friend. Act real cute and cuddly with her. When she asks WTF you're doing, put on your best googie face with puppy eyes and tell her you spent some money. I learned this from my yellow lab whenever he did bad things; no joke. Really helps to lighten the mood. ;)

I'm with RJP. Powerpoints aren't for Trim, Buoyancy, & Kick lessons. Those should be describe, demo, feedback, practice, feedback. - Give a good accurate description of what you're going to do and why you do it - Demo it (ie. if you're yelling from the pool deck, get your butt in the water and...

What's the - buoyancy characteristics - depth rating - maximum transmit range from controller (depth and lateral factors) - Live video capable? - Range of live video transmission Just a few things off the top of my head I know a lot of us would like to know.

Ahh yes, the age old chug a beer through a snorkel tradition. Why you ask? Because someone handed you a beer and you were wearing a snorkel! :D Deviating a little, how about End-of-Job Milestones? Last day of the Dive Shop job break a harmless rule like: - jumping in the rinse bucket and...

See Red answers above. More importantly, after you get Basic Scuba certification, get some specialty training that revolves around salvage, digging, and zero visibility. As metal detecting and recovering underwater can involve both at some level.

A Dive Volunteership at one of the 3 NC Aquariums is probably the cheapest you'll spend monetary wise. Cost of a 2-5 year scuba medical and you can gain at least 100 dives/year if you volunteer once a week. Lots of time commitment on that flip side though. Just another option. You do get tipped...

Take away a diver's air and ask how efficient they are in the above. I think that's what Dale is getting at. How much bubbles escape your mask when you clear? Scuba divers can exhale, breath, and exhale all they want to clear a mask. Freedivers don't have that luxury, so becoming super efficient...

You ever see a diver descend down, stop in front of a rock face, turn-pivot, then swim around it? You ever see a diver descend down and use his momentum to glide around the rock face without kicking? The latter most often depicts a diver with some freediving skill set. You can find yourself...

When looking to become a better diver, the most important thing about a dive is to receive and listen to constructive feedback. Whether you do a improvement orientated dive or a pure fun dive, you will not gain anything if there is nothing to give you feedback. Feedback can range from a mentor...