Rockjock,
Lame may or may not be appropriate modifier but we were all instructors and we were getting certified to teach PADI Wreck. We had accurate diagrams, mild currents, good vis, multiple windows and doors for alternate exit before planned exit, with no part of the penetration dark enough to require turning on the lights. If you haven't experienced the act of manouvering inside without stirring it up how do you know how to teach it?
A good briefing should mention snagging hoses and punctured bladders as possible consequences, but the minor wreck penetrations off Oahu seem pretty tame to me. I personally never had any desire to go into the bowls of any wreck so I don't even know what's possible at the YO' and 'Tiger. Do you think the penetrations Catherine is talking about require redundant air &/or 7' alternates to be sufficiantly safe? How about the cavern dives? Many divers certified in Pupukea are better divers on their first certified dive than others with AOW or PADI Wreck. Does anybody else think it's well over 10% minor penetrations?
Lame may or may not be appropriate modifier but we were all instructors and we were getting certified to teach PADI Wreck. We had accurate diagrams, mild currents, good vis, multiple windows and doors for alternate exit before planned exit, with no part of the penetration dark enough to require turning on the lights. If you haven't experienced the act of manouvering inside without stirring it up how do you know how to teach it?
A good briefing should mention snagging hoses and punctured bladders as possible consequences, but the minor wreck penetrations off Oahu seem pretty tame to me. I personally never had any desire to go into the bowls of any wreck so I don't even know what's possible at the YO' and 'Tiger. Do you think the penetrations Catherine is talking about require redundant air &/or 7' alternates to be sufficiantly safe? How about the cavern dives? Many divers certified in Pupukea are better divers on their first certified dive than others with AOW or PADI Wreck. Does anybody else think it's well over 10% minor penetrations?
..... /ducks
