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I would swim that way if I couldn’t use my arms, but not with a snorkel. I swim that way with a mask as part of a workout, but not with a snorkel. Mask fins, and snorkel- I’d swim that freestyle on my stomach with a 2-beat kick and jet fins. I like a stiff negative fin for surface swimming. A...

As to the fin swimming, swimming on my side with my lower arm extended straight in front is the easiest way to swim with just fins. You don’t have to rotate to breathe, and your fins get a full bite in the water. Rotating to breathe messes up the bite of your fins every time you breathe. I like...

You can grab a cheap oversize fleece jacket at Goodwill for about $7, oversize windbreaker $7, knit winter hat $2. That's what I wear on a boat, if it wanders off I'm out $15. Nice stuff disappears on me. I hate getting cold. With my senior discount on Wednesdays, I think my whole kit was...

Here's a story from a long time ago: Shark Attack! – Divers' Blogs

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If someone is in full panic mode, you don't have to engage them right away. You can let them get a little tired. If they are coming after you, swim to shore or out of the rip, maybe they will follow. A male adult in ok shape can easily drown you if he's going to grab you while climbing on top...

If a diver goes beyond 40m on purpose and starts to have problems, is it assumed a rescue will be attempted?

He may not be all there. There’s a guy at the pool who stares a lot. He says he’s training for the Olympics, etc. Not all there.

PADI specialty course "Sh#& Diver", "Advanced Sh#& Diver" Seriously, these guys should be installed in the Scuba Diving Hall of Fame.

I don’t tell people on a boat I’ve been through a rescue course, or that I’m a good swimmer. I’ll help any way I can, but I don’t want people getting lax about themselves thinking someone else will bail them out.

Scubapro jetfins XL or XXL

So I have a question, is the assumption that bubbles slow down off-gassing the underlying idea behind doing a safety stop for non-deco sport diving? Similar but not the same as reducing the GF?

If you replace a light bulb while wearing split fins you will die.

Awesome, you should get some kind of award.

Mine is from SSI, "Enriched Air Nitrox Diver 40". I guess SSI rings all the bells and whistles. I'm 59, when I hit 60 I hope SSI sends me a new "Enriched Air Nitrox Diver 60" card.

I use a Golem Gear reverse-profile Stream dogbone plate with a small wing and a 1-piece harness as a travel BC. XS Scuba weight pouch threaded on the upper cam band holds one weight. Awesome BC.

Your gear is prob going to a flea market. Maybe Craigs or a pawn shop. Police need to set up a bait SUV full of dive gear. Taser, taser, taser ...

Look on this page for the LPO service manual PDF- http://www.frogkick.dk/manuals/aqualung/ This might be real close to what you have. Don't turn the crown unless you're depressing the lever.

I'm a size 10.5 med width. I pool swim with size large jets and a pair of thin socks. For me, thin neoprene shoes with thin soles (watersocks?) are too much to fit into a large. I dive with XL jets and a 5mm neoprene boot with a sole. XL is quite a bit bigger than large. I would say try...

If a diver is distressed and on the surface, make them buoyant. Drop weights, add air to their BC, whatever it takes.