A skill that is too dangerous to practice under the supervision of an instructor is too dangerous to practice on your own. When a skill is not part of an approved curriculum, that should be a clue.
Question Do you ever practice dropping weights and handling the unexpected ascent?
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sandiegoaes
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sandiegoaes
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It's a dumb idea that could get you killed or seriously injured. By "self taught" I mean you will figure it out in your own if you ever need to do this. The only time I could ever see needing to do this is if you were about to drown and needed to ditch your weight belt to prevent that from happening.
johndiver999
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Yes that is the reason someone would drop their weight on the bottom. Lotsa of other options would need to be exhausted or considered before dropping a belt.
That is the consensus of every thread that pops up on ScubaBoard on this topic.
Also on ScubaBoard, people regularly post the fact that almost everyone who dies on scuba has not dropped their weights, implying that if they had only dropped their weights, they would have lived. (Hint: Go through the descriptions of fatalities in the DAN reports and see in how many cases --if any--dropping weights would have made a difference.
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