Solo diving

[Tigerpaw]

Look up dive ops in the area and just grab a morning tour that caters to both snorkeling and scuba. Please don't solo as an inexperienced vacation diver. Many more dives and redundancy is needed to do it safely.

Just out of curiosity, at how many dives would one consider diving solo? Of course assuming you are comfortable and not doing anything challenging?

 

[mallbritton]

Please, do not. With 9 dives under your weight belt you really don't have the experience or training to be solo diving. There's a reason that most cert. agencies require at least 100 dives to take a self-reliant course. Please, do not do this.

 

[Marie13]

Just out of curiosity, at how many dives would one consider diving solo? Of course assuming you are comfortable and not doing anything challenging?

The SDI solo class requires 100 dives minimum. That’s a decent guide.

 

[Doc]

Double edged sword..now you have to buy 2x the dive gear…but totally worth it.

knowing your experience level- your myopic thinking disappoints me

Get a wife that dives and has a job. Or better- a trust fund. (Give her $1 and send her to the 7-11 for that Power Ball ticket)

…must get signed ante-nup by 9pm lottery drawing time…

 

[Cthippo]

Just out of curiosity, at how many dives would one consider diving solo? Of course assuming you are comfortable and not doing anything challenging?

I did my very first dive post OW solo, and every one but two since then. To each their own.

 

[Boarderguy]

Just out of curiosity, at how many dives would one consider diving solo? Of course assuming you are comfortable and not doing anything challenging?

Most agencies I know of say 100 logged dives before enrollment in their course. I started before that since I was in the water often at our dock or chasing an anchor we lost. Vacation diving and an occasional cold water puget sound dive over the years kept me up on general scuba and buddy procedures. I also grew up on/in the water and am a fish of sorts. I'm comfortable in uncomfortable situations and have a pretty level head. I made the choice to pursue solo because I loathed diving with idiots. I also like to take pics & video so I end being still or staring at 1 spot for longer than most lookey loo divers enjoy. It just made sense to add a pony to my rig and learn how to use it. I then read a lot and trained for incidents to again have a level head of I needed to think through a problem. It's way more than just number of dives. It's a mindset and style of diving. You have to accept you are your only help and be ok with maybe not being good enough.

 

[Bob DBF]

If you are not already solo diving in your local dive spot, you shouldn't be thinking about starting under new conditions.

 

[Lorenzoid]

I did my very first dive post OW solo, and every one but two since then. To each their own.

Data point taken. And I'm sure you wouldn't suggest that it would be prudent for @Billg6bg to do the same.

Let's keep in mind that the OP asked this question in the Basic Scuba forum, which is a Learning Zone. The OP is trying to learn whether it's a good idea or not. The Basic Scuba answer is "don't do it."

 

[Robert H. Diver]

knowing your experience level- your myopic thinking disappoints me

Get a wife that dives and has a job. Or better- a trust fund. (Give her $1 and send her to the 7-11 for that Power Ball ticket)

…must get signed ante-nup by 9pm lottery drawing time…

We both have our own business…we both share the costs of gear and trips.

 

[Doc]

We both have our own business…we both share the costs of gear and trips.

Mine has a trust fund. She buys me new computers instead of battery changes.

We only pee in a wetsuit once, then toss it.

It’s the little things that keeps the love alive.

That, and her selfie….