Free flow on the surface

[DaleC]

I made a plug out of rubber and it works well.

 

[John C. Ratliff]

Thanks Luis for that information about a snorkel and diving a resort boat. I have not been in warm water since about 1986, and that was shore snorkeling. In the 1960s and 1970s I was diving from a USAF pickup boat, and we had somewhat different procedures. In my early days of diving, diving from a boat was a luxury we could not afford, and there were basically no resorts to go to. Now, I still largely avoid dive resorts (or any kind of resort, for that matter) and dive locally. For my river diving, a snorkel comes in quite handy, to the point that I won't dive without one.

There was a discussion in the Accidents and Incidents board here about drowning on the surface. The person who drowned surfaced, spit out her regulator, and couldn't breath in the chop on the surface from what I'm able to tell. In that situation, a snorkel (good one which can handle some chop) would be invaluable, as would simply keeping the regulator mouthpiece in the diver's mouth, attaining positive buoyancy and using a BC that would support a diver on the surface. Just some food for thought...

SeaRat

 

[shortdivemedic]

Good information and discussion Thank you all