kwesler
Contributor
Well, I did my Rescue cert. A few observations:
1) Every diver should do it. For themselves and their skills, and for their fellow divers.
2) Biggest lesson I learned in a dramatic way: in confined water sessions, I tended to get too close to the panicked diver. I kept telling the instructor how uncomfortable I was watching someone go under repeatedly while taking the time to assess the situation and try to talk him into airing up and putting in his reg. First ocean panicked rescue, I got too close in heavy seas, lost reg and mask, kicked in the belly, punched in the nose, got a nice lungful and sinus full of salt water. LESSON LEARNED!!
BTW-on the last scenario, the instructor told my "actor" to panic if I did anything wrong, or if he felt like it. I told him I had been saving people the last 8 hours in 4-6' chop and he could panic if he wanted, but if he did, I was clocking him with a float! Then I would take care of his nicely unconciousness self. See how fast the milk of human kindness evaporates?!
Ken
1) Every diver should do it. For themselves and their skills, and for their fellow divers.
2) Biggest lesson I learned in a dramatic way: in confined water sessions, I tended to get too close to the panicked diver. I kept telling the instructor how uncomfortable I was watching someone go under repeatedly while taking the time to assess the situation and try to talk him into airing up and putting in his reg. First ocean panicked rescue, I got too close in heavy seas, lost reg and mask, kicked in the belly, punched in the nose, got a nice lungful and sinus full of salt water. LESSON LEARNED!!
BTW-on the last scenario, the instructor told my "actor" to panic if I did anything wrong, or if he felt like it. I told him I had been saving people the last 8 hours in 4-6' chop and he could panic if he wanted, but if he did, I was clocking him with a float! Then I would take care of his nicely unconciousness self. See how fast the milk of human kindness evaporates?!
Ken
