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oceancrest67:If you are a new diver...then you ought to have been trained at least with an OW certification. Your OW ought to have covered the symptoms of the 'bends' or dcs and other types of scuba/health related issues.
NWGratefulDiver:I suspect it's a terminology issue, rather than a training issue.
I've dealt with new divers before who don't understand the term until you say "it means you got DCS", then they understand ... "the bends" is rather outdated vernacular, much like "caisson's disease" ... and "bent" is just a form of the former. If they didn't use the term in class, they're not likely to relate it to DCS/DCI, even though they covered the topic (which they certainly should have).
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Gayana:never heard such terminology in this part of the world,
cancun mark:You can see the staggers in the lobster divers of the western carribean, and in the SE Asian fish trap divers. Usually they are untrained people on the poverty line that unknowingly sacrifice their health in order to feed their family.
Gayana:Thanks . In fact I am just certified with AOW, never heard such terminology in this part of the world, at least not in my dive school .
Cheers
I am a U S citizen, and several years ago my wife and I went to our first ClubMed on a vacation. While we were there I heard this joke...hvulin:It would be nice if you put some info in your profile so others can see where are you from... When I started in this forum I also had a lot of new terms, but that's because I was certified in Croatia (using Croatian terms)...
Don't forget that most US citisens don't have a feeling for a fact that other languages even exist (except for the ones that are spoken in their area) so they find it hard to believe we don't know some words they use all the time...
put some info in your profile and people will treat you much better (when they know who they are talking to...)
Mark Vlahos:Q. What do you call someone who speaks only one language?
A. An American.