Mask on forehead = diver in distress?

[J.R.]

Thanks for the tip DHMO. I do have the series but most is not good quality. I am relunctant to spend more money on low quality transfers from a video cam.

You can find em' on Amazon. They were apparently taped off of Canadian television (little maple leaf 'G' in upper right hand corner at the start of each one)... quality is pretty good. 4 sets of lots of disks in each set... HOURS of Mike in action...

J.R.

 

[scubapro50]

"mask on forehead" ......... means "I'm out of BEER" ...... please pass me a cold one now !

 

[Nookibear]

Maybe you just look stupid with it on your head! Personally I don't want anyone from Neptune’s Army to steal my mask so it stays around the neck. But is saying FOUR on a golf course wrong or should we say incoming!

Anything that break's down the response time is worth using and if an internationally know response for distressed diver is that then what’s the prob, at least the possible victim might think, might stop and might act and just might save a situation turning awfully bad.

So remember Divers the next time your playing Golf shout out “ sorry I’m really crap and this expensive golf club has hit the ball in your direction”. And then tell them why you don’t agree in saying FOUR!

 

[SwimJim]

"mask on forehead" ......... means "I'm out of BEER" ...... please pass me a cold one now !

Now that's distress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jim

 

[D_B]

<--- Diver no longer in distress ... see's lovely cabana girl bringing beer

 

[rawls]

I'm certified through PADI with most of my certifications. I know PADI has gotten alot of flack for this. My thinking in regards to this issue is simply the idea of why someone would put his or her mask on their forehead when still in the water. It simply isn't good practice if only because your mask might be knocked off. So...what are they thinking when they put their mask on their forehead while still in the water. Well...I would say they are not thinking. It isn't a safe practice. So...Could they perhaps be distressed...not necessarily paniced...just distressed in some way....maybe overheated...I don't think one should go jumping in the water because someone has their mask on their forehead, but because it isn't a safe thing to do, I would think they are worth at least keeping an eye on.

 

[lamont]

I'm certified through PADI with most of my certifications. I know PADI has gotten alot of flack for this. My thinking in regards to this issue is simply the idea of why someone would put his or her mask on their forehead when still in the water. It simply isn't good practice if only because your mask might be knocked off. So...what are they thinking when they put their mask on their forehead while still in the water. Well...I would say they are not thinking. It isn't a safe practice. So...Could they perhaps be distressed...not necessarily paniced...just distressed in some way....maybe overheated...I don't think one should go jumping in the water because someone has their mask on their forehead, but because it isn't a safe thing to do, I would think they are worth at least keeping an eye on.

When you wear a long hose you have your backup regulator around your neck. If you put your mask around your neck, you abstruct the backup regulator, which is obstructing a source of air. This an *actual* as opposed to percieved safety issue, since if the long hose is clipped off and the backup is obstructed you may not have any easy source of gas.

I also have a really impressively sized head which masks do not easily fall off of. I do not put my mask on my forehead because I am not thinking. In fact, I did mask around the neck just like a good little PADI certified diver (my OW cert is PADI) for over 100 dives before I switched out of safety concerns. So, please don't lecture me on how I'm not thinking about this at all...

 

[Thalassamania]

When you wear a long hose you have your backup regulator around your neck. If you put your mask around your neck, you abstruct the backup regulator, which is obstructing a source of air. This an *actual* as opposed to percieved safety issue, since if the long hose is clipped off and the backup is obstructed you may not have any easy source of gas.

If you go MOF or NMOF when you need your backup you have more problems than this thread can begin to solve.<G> All kidding aside this IS an issue that playing with at the moment. Who knows? Change may come.

 

[Packhorse]

I think the "Mask on forehead" and "I would love to see a tank explode" threads need their own seperate section titled "Silliness"

I would love to see a MOF explode!

 

[Nookibear]

RAWLS. soft words strongley spoken ! Lamont you veteran you. Yeah, you use your back up Reg when; on the surface ? Please !

D-B nice pic well done proves a point !