Hey all! New to diving, did my OW a month ago in Greece/Alonissos and subsequently joined a local club here in Denmark/Copenhagen.
The club goes diving once a week, mostly shore dives in fairly shallow waters, max 4m, at a place called Havheksen which is an artificial construction of hoops etc that you can swim through. There’s also boat dives but they are not as often.
We have some pretty experienced people helping and leading the dives but they are not instructors nor do they want to “instruct” people (but they do give out advice and are extremely supportive and friendly).
In my first dive there I struggled a lot with my buoyancy and shot up to the surface a few times. All the gear was new, I was wearing gloves for the first time and I just couldn’t find that damn dump valve!
Second dive was much smoother, figured out my buoyancy, saw a bunch of lion mane jellyfish and crabs, swam through the hoops and also managed to help my buddy who was struggling to stay down (dumped her valve, she wasn’t taught to use them).
So I’m quite happy so far with my progress, managed the transition from warm clear waters to colder, not so clear - and without any staff to lug and clean the gear
My question is - what are some skills I could practice during these shallow dives? Any drills or tasks that I could do solo, without losing the leader/buddy? I’m thinking buoyancy and trim are still the main areas, but unsure about specifics.
Thanks!
The club goes diving once a week, mostly shore dives in fairly shallow waters, max 4m, at a place called Havheksen which is an artificial construction of hoops etc that you can swim through. There’s also boat dives but they are not as often.
We have some pretty experienced people helping and leading the dives but they are not instructors nor do they want to “instruct” people (but they do give out advice and are extremely supportive and friendly).
In my first dive there I struggled a lot with my buoyancy and shot up to the surface a few times. All the gear was new, I was wearing gloves for the first time and I just couldn’t find that damn dump valve!
Second dive was much smoother, figured out my buoyancy, saw a bunch of lion mane jellyfish and crabs, swam through the hoops and also managed to help my buddy who was struggling to stay down (dumped her valve, she wasn’t taught to use them).
So I’m quite happy so far with my progress, managed the transition from warm clear waters to colder, not so clear - and without any staff to lug and clean the gear
My question is - what are some skills I could practice during these shallow dives? Any drills or tasks that I could do solo, without losing the leader/buddy? I’m thinking buoyancy and trim are still the main areas, but unsure about specifics.
Thanks!