Furthuring my diving education

[fire_diver]

yeah, but drop down too far too deep for the mix in your tank and you convulse and drown, which severely cramps your entire day.


Glad you enjoyed the class and keep on furthering your education. There is much to know...

too deep for the mix
and then you convulse and drown
cramps your entire day​

that darn haiku thread is stuck in my brain now.

comrade stroke - FD

 

[Thalassamania]

Care Comrade Diver,
There are those out there who would
call you a Buddy​

 

[Doc Intrepid]

too deep for the mix
and then you convulse and drown
cramps your entire day​

that darn haiku thread is stuck in my brain now.

comrade stroke - FD

LMAO...

thanks, thats pretty darned good!

 

[TSandM]

To the OP: Congratulations on doing the course. There is a ton about diving to learn besides what you get in OW. That's part of what keeps it fun. (My next learning experience will be helium.)

To the rest of you: I can see where it would take only a small restructuring of the material on gases and gas behavior to include the Nitrox concepts. As Thal said, Nitrox is just shallow air. The idea of oxygen toxicity and the MOD of various mixes could easily be part of OW, I think.

 

[grazie42]

To the OP: Good job! Keep learning, the more you learn the more you realize how little you know...

To the siths, jedis and "others":
I saw another thread on another board where a guy argued that a basic cavern class should include a talk ("takes just a few minutes") about RBs...it all depends on your perspective...

 

[MikeFerrara]

To the rest of you: I can see where it would take only a small restructuring of the material on gases and gas behavior to include the Nitrox concepts. As Thal said, Nitrox is just shallow air. The idea of oxygen toxicity and the MOD of various mixes could easily be part of OW, I think.

Some agencies already do allow for nitrox to be taught in an OW course.

 

[stepup]

I did learn alot in my OW class. But I did learn so much more in my nitrox class. I learned alot more than inhale-exhale. It seemed like when we took our OW class they pretty much taught us "this is how you can dive and not get bent or drown". We did learn some about other stuff but not much. It seemed like I learned alot more than just about diving with nitrox. The class opened alot of doors for me that I wasn't really sure were out there. I plan on furthering my education and get alot more dives under my belt. I can do alot more with a dive table after taking the class. I depended on my computer alot more before I took the class and if I didn't get anything other than that out of the class I am happy that I did get that out of it. And no I am not saying I did not know how to use my dive tables before. It just seems like I learned alot more about OxTox and such as that. Stuff I had heard talked about but never really knew what the hell it was.

 

[Thalassamania]

I did learn alot in my OW class. But I did learn so much more in my nitrox class. I learned alot more than inhale-exhale. It seemed like when we took our OW class they pretty much taught us "this is how you can dive and not get bent or drown". We did learn some about other stuff but not much. It seemed like I learned alot more than just about diving with nitrox. The class opened alot of doors for me that I wasn't really sure were out there. I plan on furthering my education and get alot more dives under my belt. I can do alot more with a dive table after taking the class. I depended on my computer alot more before I took the class and if I didn't get anything other than that out of the class I am happy that I did get that out of it. And no I am not saying I did not know how to use my dive tables before. It just seems like I learned alot more about OxTox and such as that. Stuff I had heard talked about but never really knew what the hell it was.

Do you feel that points out the advantage of the NITROX class or the lack of information in the OW class?

 

[The Chairman]

Dependent on the interest and time constraints of the participants, I may or may not include NitrOx with my OW class (NAUI or SDI).

I have had two students take my NitrOx class who were already certified. They both learned a lot from my class simply because I presented a completely different perspective than their previous instructor. I unabashedly push safety, conservatism and taking full responsibility for decisions that affect your diving.

Students have a wide range of expectations and needs coming into an OW class. Some would have us approach instruction with a "one size fits all" mentality, but that is far from reality. I reccomend that you utilise a variety of instructors to learn about all the aspects of diving so that you are exposed to as many disciplines and perspectives as possible. You will probably have more fun doing it this way as well.

 

[The Chairman]

I did learn alot in my OW class. But I did learn so much more in my nitrox class.

Good for you! Keep on learning and don't let others corrupt your desire to keep learning!