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You weren't curious about those funny little pull thingies dangling off the the BC?
Charlie99 once bubbled...
You weren't curious about those funny little pull thingies dangling off the the BC?
Never really noticed them, I had enough new toys to occupy my mind with, without looking for new ones !
As to whether or not disconnect LPI drill was done in your class, my guess was that it really was done, but without much emphasis. My instructor just mentioned "this is what you do if the inflator button sticks" and then we did a disconnect and oral inflation on the next dive. He correctly assumed that I understood why it was a good idea to disconnect a stuck-on power inflator. Instructors need to tailor their lessons to the level of awareness of their students.
SOUTH DEVON once bubbled...
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, i see, using up old inventory. Or perhaps buying up old stock at a cheaper rate. Perhaps his/her instructor manual is outdated as well.
I say again..........Yikes!
I know it's not your job to act as the "PADI police", but you might want to let PADI know that the LPI skill was not taught (via email or a phone call). PADI would then contact the instructor. Chances are the instructor would be informed tactfully that they need to update their program, or face consequences such as suspention. You never know, you could make the difference in preventing a serious injury (or death), by innitiating these procedures.
From a fellow Brit, living in the USA.
Andrew
o2scuba once bubbled...
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, i see, using up old inventory. Or perhaps buying up old stock at a cheaper rate. Perhaps his/her instructor manual is outdated as well.
I say again..........Yikes!
I know it's not your job to act as the "PADI police", but you might want to let PADI know that the LPI skill was not taught (via email or a phone call). PADI would then contact the instructor. Chances are the instructor would be informed tactfully that they need to update their program, or face consequences such as suspention. You never know, you could make the difference in preventing a serious injury (or death), by innitiating these procedures.
From a fellow Brit, living in the USA.
Yes I guess I ought to really, I don't want to drop the guy in it as he is a really nice bloke, but like you say it could save somebody's life, also we weren't taught how to do a direct assent i.e. letting air out of the BCD instead of in which also is dangerous (our ears were popping like mad on our first assent with my buddies, also painful as we shot up like rockets)
Still he was a nice bloke and cheaper than any of his rivals lol
:reaper:
