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I have never been involved in an OOA incident. I hope I never am as a panicking person could cause me to get defensive. I don't know how well I would react to a person who is trying to mug/kill me u/w for my air.
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It's really not a big deal.
You have at least two regulators. An OOA diver will get one of them, one way or another. That leaves you with at least one to breathe. As long as everybody has their own reg, everybody is happy.
Nobody will attack you to get air because it's wasted effort. They just want to breathe.
Back when "buddy breathing" was popular, it was a whole different story.
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To say an OOA diver will not become aggressive dismisses the fact that they were a bad enough diver to run out of air. Someone that unfocused is way more likely to panic in a bad situation. I have been accosted by a new diver in near total panic and he still had air, just wanted my reg for some unknown reason. Not everyone is going to "Stop, think, act." Some will just act, and we better be ready for that. Another reason I went to a necklace. If they want my primary, they are welcome to it.
RichH
RichH
To say an OOA diver will not become aggressive dismisses the fact that they were a bad enough diver to run out of air. Someone that unfocused is way more likely to panic in a bad situation.
Not everyone is going to "Stop, think, act."
I'll bet he got some water in his second stage and inhaled it, then thought his reg wasn't working and went for yours.To say an OOA diver will not become aggressive dismisses the fact that they were a bad enough diver to run out of air. Someone that unfocused is way more likely to panic in a bad situation. I have been accosted by a new diver in near total panic and he still had air, just wanted my reg for some unknown reason. Not everyone is going to "Stop, think, act." Some will just act, and we better be ready for that. Another reason I went to a necklace. If they want my primary, they are welcome to it.
RichH
RichH
Fixed it for ya.In real panic, the response will be "GO UP FAST" TO "GET AIR"