DIR- Generic Backplate and wing in an emergency
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"DIR" was a term that described the kind of diving that GUE and UTD teach. It was originally an acronym for "Doing It Right," but you will no longer find either "Doing It Right" or "DIR" in GUE's materials.
ginti
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ginti
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In addition to what @Lorenzoid mentioned:
Doing It Right (scuba diving) - Wikipedia
This is why I’m going to take rescue in a buckled harness or BCD, so I won’t have to reset a cut one piece harness partly through the course.
You can put a loop onto a one piece harness which works well, is strong, reliable and unobtrusive. It works well if you need to climb out of he harness on the surface if, for example, you’re diving off a RIB. However, it depends on how you view DIR dogma.
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rEvo modifications, tweaks and customisations
The rEvo rebreather is an excellent machine which many people dive. It's clearly different from most other rebreathers, especially the cannister ones, all a product of the excellent Paul Raemakers who designed the unit. As with any design, there's always scope for modifications, tweaks and...
Not a joke, as a potential instructor mentioned that cutting the harness was what he instructs students to do in this scenario, while looking at my one piece harness, since it’s the best one to do in a real rescue. I’ve since changed the harness to an H harness with buckles. It also makes it easier to don and doff in my drysuit, and especially so when I forget to route the drysuit inflator hose.I can’t tell if you are joking
In the classes I took they didn’t make me cut the harness for real. Although the instructor brought a piece of harness to cut so people would get to practice on it.
If I am diving doubles and put the harness without checking where my drysuit hose is then, I can usually grab it from the first stage if I cannot reach it from the sides. For me it works better with doubles because my first stage is more accessible.
Cthippo
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Two thoughts on this...
1. Having "handles" and grab points on a body you are trying to move is super helpful. Yeah, the extra weight sucks, but bodies are slippery and you are probably better off having something to grab until they are in the boat.
2. If it is really in the way, cut that stuff. As an EMS provider we are probably going to make them "Trauma naked" before they hit the hospital.
1. Having "handles" and grab points on a body you are trying to move is super helpful. Yeah, the extra weight sucks, but bodies are slippery and you are probably better off having something to grab until they are in the boat.
2. If it is really in the way, cut that stuff. As an EMS provider we are probably going to make them "Trauma naked" before they hit the hospital.
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