FB posting - standards violations - how many can you pick out?

[Dominick Gheesling]

It's a fantastic training site that will help prepare people properly for decompression diving in a variety of environments. Anyone can do deco while laying down on a log like we do for cave diving, but try doing it in a 2.5kt current with no visual references to help maintain your stops, and you may have a bad day. Hudson prepares you for that.

Not to mention simulating that, "Blue Water" experience where you can't clearly see your teammate 2' from your face.

 

[Manatee Diver]

It's a fantastic training site that will help prepare people properly for decompression diving in a variety of environments. Anyone can do deco while laying down on a log like we do for cave diving, but try doing it in a 2.5kt current with no visual references to help maintain your stops, and you may have a bad day. Hudson prepares you for that.

So it is like going through the Catacombs with the blindfold on but for AN/DP.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

Not to mention simulating that, "Blue Water" experience where you can't clearly see your teammate 2' from your face.

2 feet?!? Luxury! (fortunately only that bad in the Puget Sound late April through early June typically)

 

[Storker]

fortunately only that bad in the Puget Sound late April through early June typically

Heavy algal bloom?

 

[kensuf]

So it is like going through the Catacombs with the blindfold on but for AN/DP.

Not even remotely close.

Anyone that tells you that taking AN/DP in a cave environment will prepare you for OW decompression diving probably doesn't do that much OW decompression diving.

 

[Manatee Diver]

Not even remotely close.

Anyone that tells you that taking AN/DP in a cave environment will prepare you for OW decompression diving probably doesn't do that much OW decompression diving.

I meant more as in the unable to see, but still expected to perform. Not that Cave AN/DP is the same as open water AN/DP. Heck IIRC for people not certified in AN/DP cave deco is a one day add on to a full cave course vs openwater AN/DP is 6-7 days?

 

[Marie13]

I meant more as in the unable to see, but still expected to perform. Not that Cave AN/DP is the same as open water AN/DP. Heck IIRC for people not certified in AN/DP cave deco is a one day add on to a full cave course vs openwater AN/DP is 6-7 days?

Both @abnfrog (who I did ITT with) and my local tech instructor (AN/DP/Helitrox) told me minimum for AN/DP is 4 days. Abnfrog told me he’s only ever seen very turned on students do it in 4 days.

 

[kensuf]

I meant more as in the unable to see, but still expected to perform. Not that Cave AN/DP is the same as open water AN/DP. Heck IIRC for people not certified in AN/DP cave deco is a one day add on to a full cave course vs openwater AN/DP is 6-7 days?

The Silver Hippi's slightly exaggerating the conditions of the site. You can easily see 10-15' unless your jumping up and down on your instructor in the silt on the bottom, then the visibility can drop a wee bit.

AN/DP -- If someone comes in with a decent foundation, they can do it in 5 days. By solid foundation I mean probably having taken intro to tech/sidemount and aren't wasting brainpower to deal with equipment issues or buoyancy. I've tried teaching it in 4 days multiple times, and invariably had people struggle, so gave up.

If they come in with no foundation, it's 8 days minimum and that probably isn't going to be enough.

 

[Marie13]

Got a letter from NAUI that they’re investigating. Not holding my breath they’ll do anything.

 

[abnfrog]

they wont do anything, and if they do they wont tell you ,