rexman,
It is definately a natural reaction for an OOA situation where the diver goes for your primary. They can see it and know you're breathing from it, so obviously IT works.
Your in the proper frame of mind to explore how you might personally react to this type of situation. During my rescue course, I actually had my training paniced diver tear the regulator from my mouth leaving the mouthpiece behind.
Another situation that can fall along these lines is a paniced diver at the surface who climbs all over you. This may be because of an OOA situation where the diver is bouyant, but didn't ditch weights or doesn't have enough air in the BC. Deflate and descend (yourself not the paniced diver), then recover is the best tactic. After all, no paniced diver who is floating at the surface wants to be forced back under water.
It is definately a natural reaction for an OOA situation where the diver goes for your primary. They can see it and know you're breathing from it, so obviously IT works.
Your in the proper frame of mind to explore how you might personally react to this type of situation. During my rescue course, I actually had my training paniced diver tear the regulator from my mouth leaving the mouthpiece behind.
Another situation that can fall along these lines is a paniced diver at the surface who climbs all over you. This may be because of an OOA situation where the diver is bouyant, but didn't ditch weights or doesn't have enough air in the BC. Deflate and descend (yourself not the paniced diver), then recover is the best tactic. After all, no paniced diver who is floating at the surface wants to be forced back under water.
