Bubbletrubble
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OK, Walter. If we dive a wall together, I've got the inside.I love walls! I usually take the outside. Follow the leader can work, but it rarely does. Side by side is much better in almost every circumstance.
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OK, Walter. If we dive a wall together, I've got the inside.I love walls! I usually take the outside. Follow the leader can work, but it rarely does. Side by side is much better in almost every circumstance.
. Per request of the boat captain, I reboarded to wait and see if my buddy would surface (the plan was to continue the dive if they came up and we both had enough remaining air supply).
Long story short, my buddy did not surface until the end of the dive, and seemed upset with me that the rest of their dive was spent searching underwater for me. I in turn was upset because I didn't know if they were okay or had joined up with the rest of the divers on the boat.
Thoughts or feedback on this/suggestions of what I should do? :depressed:
Your instructor probably told you to search for one minute but did he tell you *HOW* to search? Knowing how to search efficiently might have allowed you to find your buddy instead of having to surface.
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I was entangled in thick kelp and lost my buddy. Could you, please, explain how to search efficiently in thick kelp with poor viz.
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I was entangled in thick kelp and lost my buddy. Could you, please, explain how to search efficiently in thick kelp with poor viz.
I attempted to discuss this with him after the dive, but we were both tired and probably upset with each other...
That's where it's a bit odd. We have our instructor, and then there is a student instructor (just completed their instructor certification) who teaches our class while the main instructor teaches the basic scuba (both were scheduled for same time, scheduling error). The student instructor just kind of chuckled when this was mentioned (student instructor was one out with us on the dives).
Our instructor is really busy, and I'm not sure how to even bring this up with him without it becoming an issue, and I don't want to discuss it with him with the student instructor around (think it might get blown off as "oh, they just got separated on the dive").
Both of us are advanced certified, but are in advanced scuba class, so I'm assuming (I know, dangerous) that we abide by class rules and regs. No one in the class seems to think it was that big a deal (with the following of protocol), and I'm wondering if I'm making a mountain out of a molehill...My head and gut tells me that I'm not. It bothers me to no end that it seems to be just a joke. I'm not looking for someone to get yelled at, I just would like some clarification and understanding that there could have been serious consequences for lack of planning on both our parts and lack of proper response in following protocol.
I am pretty new and have a lot to learn about diving, but I noticed many people commented that the buddies behavior showed that he was untrustworthy and at least implied that he potentially endangered the OP
I am sure the official PADI procedure was thought out by people smarter then me, but I don't see how the buddy endangered the OP by looking under water for the rest of the dive.
I am pretty new and have a lot to learn about diving, but I noticed many people commented that the buddies behavior showed that he was untrustworthy and at least implied that he potentially endangered the OP.
I am sure the official PADI procedure was thought out by people smarter then me, but I don't see how the buddy endangered the OP by looking under water for the rest of the dive.
It seems to me that if the buddy was in trouble under water, surfacing and waiting for everyone to come up would not have helped him. If the plan had to send people down to look IF the buddy didn't show up when everyone else surfaced, that plan could still be implemented after surfacing at the end of the dive.