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According to a movie that I saw in the 70's, tanks will explode if carried in the jaws of a shark while being shot at.

Best scuba advice here on Scubaboard, as I was returning to diving after having stopped for over twenty years: 1-Backplate/wing 2-Long hose/necklace 3-Shearwater Perdix AI

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I had my initial training with NASDS in the 90's and we were never required to remove and put back on our gear underwater, much less in mid-water. I always wanted to ask but never bothered up till now: what would be the purpose of such an exercise ? In what real-life situation would you even...

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:) Good to know !

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This is my perception also. The tail wags the dog. It would be interesting to compare the gross revenue and profit margins of the companies that manufacture scuba gear, vs those of the dive agencies and dive schools, not to mention the average salary of a dive instructor ... Of course, accurate...

I'm assuming that the whole world should eventually migrate towards BP/W as the default ... :cool: Creating a BP/W model with fast-adjusting webbing shouldn't be so hard for companies that build BC's, except maybe for their wallet ...

I'm sure you are 100 % percent correct. OTOH, I do believe that I have read somewhere (maybe on Scubaboard ? :wink:) that not all dive agencies/schools/shops/instructors teach proper trim and buoyancy to OW students. Having a more forgiving equipment might give the students a head start ? Just...

Better trim and buoyancy = more confident divers = more students doing AOW and Rescue. :)

Too bad to hear that. Very sad. IMHO, your book on Advanced OW training should be put in the hands of every novice/beginner diver so that they have a realistic map of the skills they should eventually acquire to become safe divers. They should have this knowledge from the very beginning, long...

Should and could OW courses be taught by all dive agencies to all novice students using a backplate and wing from the very start ? Pros and cons, apart from the obvious major economical impact on the companies that produce BC gear. EDIT: "Should" in the context of my question implies that use...

Some GUE instructors apparently believe that if you want to dive with a single cylinder and a wetsuit, then you shouldn't be doing the GUE Fundamentals course ... which is very unfortunate ... :(

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Thanks for the clarification.

OK, thanks for the clarification. :)

Hmm ... not sure what "touch wing backplate buckle" and "orally inflate at the surface" means exactly, in the context of this discussion. :)