paddler3d
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This is it and that is where I think I got mine!
You can adjust the slide for the mask holder, but it is tough.
I frankly find I just slip mine, even when freediving, between the mask strap and my head.
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Thanks Kiwi...push or tow was an option. The instructors recommendation was to tow. It was still our choice. The snorkel, however, was not an option. It was a requirement, according to him. In any event, I did pretty good on it so I'm not going to complain. I'm just looking forward to the next "event" trying to make it a little easier.
Snorkel should not have been required, and in my opinion is a poor way to do it for previously stated reasons...
The diver is absolutely not required to use a snorkel.Exercise 4: 100-Metre/Yard Inert Diver Tow
Tow (or push) a diver for 100 metres/yards nonstop, at the surface, without assistance both divers equipped in full scuba equipment.
I just checked my PADI Instructor manual, 1999 edition with updates thru 2002 included. All it states is:
"Wearing full scuba equipment, the candidate must push or tow an inert diver in full scuba at the surface 100 metres/yards nonstop without assistance. Note that this is a swimming power evaluation (speed-against-drag) not a rescue evaluation. If a candidate stops, the exercise is incomplete and must be repeated."
It then goes on to a time and points scale.
The cert is through PADI. The test was 4 lengths of the pool. I double checked and you're right, it is a 100yd tow. Instructor suggested the method I used because you can see where you are going and create less resistance in the water. Who an I to argue. I'm 6ft, 285 lbs and did it in 3 min. I'm not going to complain.