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I've aborted a few dives, including my AOW deep dive. The dive plan called for us to descend to 100' and do some skills. The first thermocline at 35' dropped the water temp to 50F, and while I had gloves, my hands started to hurt. At 50', the second thermocline dropped the temp to 40F and I became fixated on my hands and face and the discomfort the cold caused. I thumbed that I was going up, hit the surface, inflated my BC and hung out at the float.
My buddy was a great buddy and followed me, verified I was ok, then descended and told the instructor I had aborted. The rest of the class came up a few minutes later and we went on the with the rest of the class without incident.
My buddy was a great buddy and followed me, verified I was ok, then descended and told the instructor I had aborted. The rest of the class came up a few minutes later and we went on the with the rest of the class without incident.