Dody
Contributor
Is it a matter of expertise, an absolute value of dives, your specialty certifications or the different situations you faced? A bit of all but I believe the latter matters the most. So I would like to ask my AOW instructor (that I really trust) to elaborate a training plan and dive me through the below predicaments so that I am prepared the day I go on diving trips with people I don’t know. I like challenges and I love diving but I am very cautious and (uncontrolled) risk averse. What do you think I should add the list?:
1- Diving in strong currents (if possible vertical in addition to horizontal and washing machines) and getting out of it.
2- Drift diving and surfacing at the agreed place at the end (orientation).
3- Comfortably diving to 39 meters and mastering all the what if emergency situations.
4- Shore entries with rough surf.
5- Water entry and exit when sea is rough.
6- Negative entries (I tried several times and got minor barotrauma. Until I can equalize faster, I will pass on that one).
Note: I am not interested in Rebreathers, Tri-mix (Nitrox is good enough and diving below 40 meters will never happen on purpose), Night diving (I can’t see much in the dark), cave diving (too risky for me), Dry suit (I don’t want to dive in cold waters).
7- Preparing gear and diving with two cylinders.
Thank you for your answers.
1- Diving in strong currents (if possible vertical in addition to horizontal and washing machines) and getting out of it.
2- Drift diving and surfacing at the agreed place at the end (orientation).
3- Comfortably diving to 39 meters and mastering all the what if emergency situations.
4- Shore entries with rough surf.
5- Water entry and exit when sea is rough.
6- Negative entries (I tried several times and got minor barotrauma. Until I can equalize faster, I will pass on that one).
Note: I am not interested in Rebreathers, Tri-mix (Nitrox is good enough and diving below 40 meters will never happen on purpose), Night diving (I can’t see much in the dark), cave diving (too risky for me), Dry suit (I don’t want to dive in cold waters).
7- Preparing gear and diving with two cylinders.
Thank you for your answers.