To new/newish divers:
A very sad new accident thread (2 Divers Die At Mornington Pier Victoria Australia) has weighed heavily on me ever since I first read it late last night.
This is an opportunity to remind new/newish open water recreational divers to remember your training: Configure your gear so that you (or your rescuer) can *instantaneously* release your weight belt--so that you will be significantly positively buoyant at the surface and will remain at the surface even if your cylinder is completely full and your BC is completely empty. Configure your gear so that you (or your rescuer) can *instantaneously* jettison your scuba--if your scuba needs to be jettisoned. (Configure your gear so that NOT all of your safety gear is jettisoned even if your scuba is.) Have your snorkel at the ready; it can be breathed, readily, even in extremely rough surface conditions, even if you are too exhausted to keep your mouth above the surface.
Safe Diving,
rx7diver
A very sad new accident thread (2 Divers Die At Mornington Pier Victoria Australia) has weighed heavily on me ever since I first read it late last night.
This is an opportunity to remind new/newish open water recreational divers to remember your training: Configure your gear so that you (or your rescuer) can *instantaneously* release your weight belt--so that you will be significantly positively buoyant at the surface and will remain at the surface even if your cylinder is completely full and your BC is completely empty. Configure your gear so that you (or your rescuer) can *instantaneously* jettison your scuba--if your scuba needs to be jettisoned. (Configure your gear so that NOT all of your safety gear is jettisoned even if your scuba is.) Have your snorkel at the ready; it can be breathed, readily, even in extremely rough surface conditions, even if you are too exhausted to keep your mouth above the surface.
Safe Diving,
rx7diver
