Hello everybody. I'm new on this forum, and this is my first post, so please be gentle :-D
I became instructor (CEDIP/ CMAS) a few months ago, and although I have the knowledge, I like to learn more. I have a question about use of snorkel in scuba diving. I am sure this was probably debated somewhere here, but I can't find it. I got into an argument with one TDI instructor, and he convinces me that it is appsolutely necessary to have snorkel on every dive, because it has more purposes than just helping you on surface. I usually don't use it, because I swim on my back with BCD inflated, and not more than a 100 meters to dive site. So, my question is: Is it REALLY so important to have it, and is there any other use for it that I am not aware of.
And sorry if my English is not perfect, it is not my native language.
I became instructor (CEDIP/ CMAS) a few months ago, and although I have the knowledge, I like to learn more. I have a question about use of snorkel in scuba diving. I am sure this was probably debated somewhere here, but I can't find it. I got into an argument with one TDI instructor, and he convinces me that it is appsolutely necessary to have snorkel on every dive, because it has more purposes than just helping you on surface. I usually don't use it, because I swim on my back with BCD inflated, and not more than a 100 meters to dive site. So, my question is: Is it REALLY so important to have it, and is there any other use for it that I am not aware of.
And sorry if my English is not perfect, it is not my native language.