UntamedSpirit
Contributor
After about 50 dives, I'd thought I was finally getting it, I'd shed 6 lbs from my check out weight, I could frog kick, and control buoyancy, and trim, was pretty proud of myself. I was feeling like maybe time to try rescue, and maybe do a wreck class. I'd even got confident enough to venture out of the Quarry/Caribbean into the Atlantic a bit, and it went well.
Well saturday at the quarry I got a shock to the system, we were past the thermocline ( I did ow checkout in warmer quarry water, 61 according to log book, this was about 50 ) I had a mask flood, cleared and it flooded again. So i figured I'd remove the mask and re-seat it, as soon as the mask was off, and cold water hit my face..i panicked. it felt like I couldn't breathe, even though I was hyperventilating i'm not sure why. I could barely get air out my nose to clear the mask, I am really not happy with what happened.
It seemed like forever, but the dive profile shows it was a minute.
I think the cold may have something to do with it, as after the dive, I hit one of the platforms and had my buddy watch me do a replace, and I did it ok, not the best, but completed. All other times I had done mask replacement here at ~25 feet, so I hope it was the cold, and maybe if I do mask replacements in the colder area's I'll get more accustomed to it.
When I get back home, I'm gonna go to my LDS, and see if I can get a DM or instructor to do a dive to the deep platform at our quarry in a few weeks, and just watch me do mask drills, hopefully they will have some tips.
Well saturday at the quarry I got a shock to the system, we were past the thermocline ( I did ow checkout in warmer quarry water, 61 according to log book, this was about 50 ) I had a mask flood, cleared and it flooded again. So i figured I'd remove the mask and re-seat it, as soon as the mask was off, and cold water hit my face..i panicked. it felt like I couldn't breathe, even though I was hyperventilating i'm not sure why. I could barely get air out my nose to clear the mask, I am really not happy with what happened.
It seemed like forever, but the dive profile shows it was a minute.
I think the cold may have something to do with it, as after the dive, I hit one of the platforms and had my buddy watch me do a replace, and I did it ok, not the best, but completed. All other times I had done mask replacement here at ~25 feet, so I hope it was the cold, and maybe if I do mask replacements in the colder area's I'll get more accustomed to it.
When I get back home, I'm gonna go to my LDS, and see if I can get a DM or instructor to do a dive to the deep platform at our quarry in a few weeks, and just watch me do mask drills, hopefully they will have some tips.