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SDI Solo Course Report
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I apologize jag, no offence, flaming or trolling intended, it was a good report. I just felt that everyone was taking it WAY too seriously and I had some wisecracks building up that just had to come out.
One thing that intrigues me: This course basically seems to say it is ok to dive solo, as long as you treat it as a technical dive and dive accordingly.
I would agree with that attitude to a great extent as all tec dives have the assumption of self sufficiency, and I would not reccommend recreational divers to attempt solo diving unless they have a technical level of self sufficiency.
So why is SOLO diver a SDI course, not a TDI course? Any ideas?
One thing that intrigues me: This course basically seems to say it is ok to dive solo, as long as you treat it as a technical dive and dive accordingly.
I would agree with that attitude to a great extent as all tec dives have the assumption of self sufficiency, and I would not reccommend recreational divers to attempt solo diving unless they have a technical level of self sufficiency.
So why is SOLO diver a SDI course, not a TDI course? Any ideas?
OP
cancun mark:
Good point, I wondered about that myself. I know that this is an exremely popular course for SDI right now. I wonder if it was a business move. Make the couse more accessible, or give SDI certified instructors a little more income potential, since TDI seems to have a repectable niche.
However, I am really not knowledgeable enough about the SDI/TDI agencies to even speculate...
JAG
Scuba_Vixen
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"So why is SOLO diver a SDI course, not a TDI course? Any ideas?"
Because it doesn't fit the general and specifically the TDI definition of tech diving. Which would be that it has to be a dive that incures planned deco and/or gas switches.
The solo course is designed for advanced rec divers to learn the risk management and self sufficiency skills that a tech diver needs to have ....... It does NOT prepare one to dive past rec limits, or to use multiple gasses.
It IS one of the best courses you could take to improve your ability to be a safer diver, ... even if you NEVER choose to dive solo.
When taught the way it was intended to be ..... it's one C-card that you DO HAVE TO EARN.
It also prepares you well for adv nitrox and deco proceedures.
Darlene
BTW: isn't the "rock bottom" planning technique a GUE specific thing ?
When diving solo, having 1/3 of your gas for emergency use seems quite reasonable ...it's not like you have to be planning to share it with anyone else.
Because it doesn't fit the general and specifically the TDI definition of tech diving. Which would be that it has to be a dive that incures planned deco and/or gas switches.
The solo course is designed for advanced rec divers to learn the risk management and self sufficiency skills that a tech diver needs to have ....... It does NOT prepare one to dive past rec limits, or to use multiple gasses.
It IS one of the best courses you could take to improve your ability to be a safer diver, ... even if you NEVER choose to dive solo.
When taught the way it was intended to be ..... it's one C-card that you DO HAVE TO EARN.
It also prepares you well for adv nitrox and deco proceedures.
Darlene
BTW: isn't the "rock bottom" planning technique a GUE specific thing ?
When diving solo, having 1/3 of your gas for emergency use seems quite reasonable ...it's not like you have to be planning to share it with anyone else.
cancun mark:
I do. It's designed for recreational divers who travel alone or are photographers and don't want to be forced to dive with a buddy on resort boats.
All the solo divers I know do things like explorer caves where either you can't see or only one person will fit.
They never took a solo course and they never asked any ones permission.
OP
MikeFerrara:
But if those friends went on a dive boat, they might not be able to dive solo (with the operator's knowledge, that is).
All the dive sites here are commercially controlled (almost no "free" diving). Very few places where you can just take your stuff out of the car and drop in the water, where you would be able to Solo without a care in the world.
Regarding dive operators attitudes about solo diving in my area: Some care a lot, a few don't seem to care if you dive there often enough (and spend lots of money), some would never be able to check because there are just too many divers, and others have agreed to accept the SDI card.
I also will be diving in Thailand 2 or 3 times a year, and now I have the solo option there.
JAG
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