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Can't say I have been panicked, but have definitely been "dark narc'd" 1 dive to 110' got to the wreck, and could not get rid of the thought if I stay here I am going to die. I signaled my buddy and ended the dive, and haven't had it since, but it really pushed home the thought of how no matter...

First, addressing the OP, when I teach an open water class, you do the skill right, or you do it again until you do the skill properly, no ifs, ands or buts. If you struggle with a skill myself or a CA will keep helping you until you do master it. We will then do an extra pool session to catch...

+1 on getting it checked before you dive it. Lynne, you beat me to it about the low pressure inflator.

Kudos to that instructor, so many times I have seen instructors leading a dive, blissfully unaware that the divers behind them are not certified. I always use a dive master or AI to lead tours, so I can trail and watch the students.

Done very well & calmly, good job by all, except diver D should have been more aware of his air before that.

I love my my EP-L1 and housing, I also have the 9-18 wide angle lens and Zen dome port. For $150 will buy back up body.

Use a finger spool, it will hang right in front of you as your bag goes up. I agree with Lynne, always be horizontal when deploying, bag and spool arms length in front of you, inflate it and watch(don't hold) spool as it unwinds.

On a dive charter, my insta buddy told me I really didn't need to go over all those procedures and practices as he was ALMOST a dive master and had over 70 dives. That immediately put me on watch, and sure enough, we did the safety stop on my tank, after I slowed his ascent so he didn't hurt...

Congratulations, be active, and learn on every dive!

Naked?

I taught advanced open water this weekend, and everyone in the class did a peak performance buoyancy dive as part of their 5 dives. All 4 students hovered horizontally for 90 seconds, totally motionless, it was so gratifying to see students actually applying what you teach.

Numerous standards violations... hope he isn't an instructor any longer.

SS Wisconsin in lake Michigan, usually dive it with captain Dale, Waukegan IL USA 100-120'

Use left & right handed valves solve the roll off problems, I don't cave dive, so not going to comment on what caverns run into. I do dive wrecks, and appreciate side mount for tight places.

I have developed a ritual, and since the last thing I do before I splash is breathe off of both regulators while watching on of the spgs(ai computer, redundant analog gauge) I have never splashed with the air off. During a dive, thanks to teaching, I check gauges frequently, and ask other...

Too many errors, hate that Hollywood ignores facts to try make a plausible storyline.

Congratulations on finishing rescue class. It is so rewarding, I constantly hear from students that while it the hardest, and most rewarding class that have taken

I too use the hula hoop in the pool, I always have an extra night in the pool during o/w classes, hula hoop suspended from bottom and spend the whole time working on kicking and buoyancy.

New equipment that affects buoyancy and trim will cause stress and anxiety, which affects breathing. Get comfortable dealing with the drysuit, do some shallow dives to get used to the drysuit, when you relax with your buoyancy, you will consume less air.

Bob, could not agree more! Buckle for crotch strap and buckle for weight belt right by each other, in pre dive safety check, go over procedure for dumping belt... if wearing one.