2 fatalities in the UK last weekend

[String]

2 unrelated diving fatalities in the UK last weekend.

One after entanglement in Dorothea Quarry

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6440713.stm?ls


The other a Sports Diver trainee in a marina

http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk..._club_left_devastated_by_death_of_trainee.php

 

[Arizona]

Hi String,

Sad story on both accounts. In the second article the club representative seems really shaken by the incident. Obviously, from what is written we don't really know what happened. From your experience what type of training would be done between the 2nd and 3rd qualifications mentioned in article two that would allow:

"wasn't far off completing the second qualification, with the only next step being able to dive to 50 meters."

Thanks,

Arizona

 

[String]

Training for BSAC "Sports Diver" grade. Thats the 2nd level qualification.

Allows diving to 35m including dives with mandatory decompression and rescue skills. The training would have been shallower than that though. As its a marina i suspect it was very much shallower.

The 50m qualification mentioned is Dive Leader (3rd level qualification, there are 2 others after that but dont allow deeper on air).

 

[Ocean One]

COndolensces to the family, friends, and fellow divers of both lost soles.

 

[Adobo]

Training for BSAC "Sports Diver" grade. Thats the 2nd level qualification.

Allows diving to 35m including dives with mandatory decompression and rescue skills. The training would have been shallower than that though. As its a marina i suspect it was very much shallower.

The 50m qualification mentioned is Dive Leader (3rd level qualification, there are 2 others after that but dont allow deeper on air).

So the training is more like what they teach in tech diving classes here in the U.S. and less like advanced open water, correct?

Sad news indeed.

 

[String]

Its a mix. Although crossover purposes it works out at sort of AOW theres a lot different content.

Mainly being it includes rescue(and cpr) skills, deco diving and things like DSMB/SMB use.

Probably better off looking at this: http://www.bsac.org/page/276/sports-diver.htm
Gives more detail of content.

I wouldn't say its like the proper tech training ive had from TDI but it does include things like basic gas management, redundancy etc.

 

[noobascooba]

There is more info on the Dorothea Quarry death here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6452849.stm

Very sad, and sounds like she was very experienced... but at least she was doing something she loved. Being entangled must be an awful way to go though

 

[caveseeker7]

There is more info on the Dorothea Quarry death here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6452849.stm

Jeff, who is mentioned in the article, made a post on RBW with some details of the accident as well as some background on the victim. She leaves behind a husband and three daughters, very sad indeed.

 

[noobascooba]

What does he mean when he says the buoy sank? Does that mean they were descending down a line and the buoy holding the line sank on top of them, or is it something to do with using rebreathers? Sorry, I know it doesn't really matter, and I am just trying to understand what happened.

Sincere condolances to the relatives and friends, sounds like she will be missed by a lot of people.

 

[caveseeker7]

Yep, the bouy holding the line came after them.