ever took a non diver to a shallow dive?

[razorseal]

Have you taken a friend of yours to a shallow dive without a OW before? I'm talking about like 20-30 feet or so.

and after showing her the ropes on the pool...

just curious

 

[JeffG]

 

[sarita75]

Nope, and I wouldn't ever do it or encourage anyone else to do it. Regardless of the depth.

 

[Spencermm]

I let my wife breath on my octo briefly at 2 foot. That's about as far as I'm willing to take it.

 

[razorseal]

I let my wife breath on my octo briefly at 2 foot. That's about as far as I'm willing to take it.

yeah thats what I did lol

i pushed her down with my hand so she stays down, and made her breath on the regulator haha

 

[sarita75]

i pushed her down with my hand so she stays down

I kind of hope that I am reading that without a sense of humor or something ...........

 

[fisheyeview]

Yes, it's called a Discover Scuba.

 

[nereas]

Scuba instructors are trained and certified to do this, and anyone else is not.

Since you could end up killing your friend, and then possibly being put in jail by your state, it is definitely not a good idea to try it yourself.

 

[fisheyeview]

I kind of hope that I am reading that without a sense of humor or something ...........

I would assume so. If there was no humor involved he would have held her under, but wouldn't have given her the octo.

 

[Carribeandiver]

No, I have not and would not. I worry about people who were recently certified. Does anyone really believe newly certified divers are competent? At 20-30 feet, many things could go wrong from equipment failure to the non-diver freaking out for any number of reasons.
2 feet down to "sample" breathing on a regulator is one thing but to encourage a non-diver to give it a try at 20-30 feet is foolhardy.