Dumbest things you've seen a newbie diver do

[bamamedic]

I thought I reconized your cute British accent!

Coming to Spring Springfest?

lol I was at the bottom of that mudhole this weekend! You were working the desk when we got there I think.

My comp shows 147', darned if we could find 150'. It was cooooooooold! I can't imagine doing that on a single 80 and a handful of drysuit dives. At 150' on air (my other three team members were on mix), I started feeling quite narced at 9 minutes. It took me three minutes to reclip my pressure gauge. I have no idea how I had the lack of skill to fumble with my gauge and the presence of mind to actually note when I started being narced and how long it took me to re-clip.

 

[jvevea]

So are you going to share the video?

Picture the scene:-

Beautiful day in the Philippines, divers just finishing pre-dive checks, tightening straps, de-fogging masks etc. etc.

Dive guide gets everyone's attention "Hey guys, just a quick word before we jump in, I'd just like to point out that this is a pretty special dive for Larry here - it's dive number one thousand! Well done Larry!".

Larry's obviously a bit embarrassed by the attention, just mutters a shy thanks to all the nice people and does the crotch strap of his bp/w up and gives everyone a smile and says "Cheers, everyone. If we all make it back, I'll stand drinks in the bar tonight!"

Larry gives his buddy the final OK and they both roll backwards off the boat into the sea - a total of about 1 metre down.

Except that Larry doesn't make it.

Larry has managed to get the crotch strap around the permanent line that goes along the side of the boat for the divers to hold on to while equipment is being passed up or down.

Accordingly, he is now upside-down in the sea as far as his waist with his legs stuck out in the air, and trying desperately to figure out what the Hell is going on.

The buddy meanwhile has watched the debacle unfold, sees that Larry still has his reg in his mouth and is in no imminent danger of death, decides it would me much more fun to video his embarrassment.

Larry actually manages to get a grip on the situation, opens the waist release, drops into the sea, re-fixes equipment and carries on with the dive hoping that the video will never see the light of day.

It was a great dive, and yes, I'm Larry.

 

[Hammerhead]

So are you going to share the video?

Believe it or not, I've actually tried to. I PM'd the guy who I thought had the video and it turns out that it was HIS friend who took it.

The other guy is not on SB, but I have emailed him for a copy, let's see if / when he gets back to me.

In the meantime, I donated anyway because I am a lovely person

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/5134247-post295.html

 

[Troutmaster]

I donated a while ago, but I am willing to donate AGAIN to see the video, I am guessing it is PRICELESS.

 

[Aquatic Eagle]

I'm hoping you can all shed some light on mishaps you've seen newbie or inexperienced divers encounter. I've read the pet peeves thread but I thought this could be a thread with personal experiences. I'm hoping myself and other new divers could learn from others' mistakes.

when the new guy grabbed my flipper

When newbies call them "flippers"...

 

[Aquatic Eagle]

Newbie is a relative term. About two weeks after I took a job, another guy who graduated his ITC after me took the same job. The first day on the job he ran out of air while escorting guests. This was while doing his second dive to a max possible depth of 20 feet and each dive was 15 minutes max! This was only halfway through the second dive!

This is why people should be more experienced before being allowed to lead others. Needless to say the dive manager was not to happy with this "newbie".

 

[austin.takahashi]

I read the posts here because I'm a newbie and I don't want to commit the same mistakes that I saw here.

Yeah, I think there are some who take diving too lightly, causing them to get into some trouble. I don't plan to be one of the "screw-ups" in this post so Ima try to a careful and listening diver.

 

[bowlofpetunias]

They way I see it.. sooner or later I will stuff up :blushmaybe it is a blonde thing My goal is to mess up in a way that I have the smallest audience possible,with no cameras present:blush: in a way that provides the most entertainment with the least chance of serious repercussions.

 

[Cave Diver]

 

[bowlofpetunias]

he isn't a diver silly.. can't you see he doesn't have any flippers