solo safety drill?
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cornfed
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Where did I say that? I'm just trying to help...novadiver:
cornfed
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Yikes! That settles it I'm moving!novadiver:
cornfed
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Great, now I'll have to give up diving because there won't be any money left after all the therapy I'm going to need!novadiver:
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stingray1:
ABCD (NAUI) or BWRAF (PADI).
Is my AIR on? How do I know it?
Is my B/C-harness properly adjusted? How do I know it?
Is everything CLIPPED into place? How do I know it?
Can I DITCH everything? How do I know it?
In addition, I would demonstrate an OOA drill with my buddy or test my pony. I donate my primary with my right hand extended. With my left hand I reach for my backup near my chin. I visually demonstrate that.
For the pony, I turn it on, making sure it is fully pressurized, then turn it back off, leaving it pressurized. The pressure should read 3000 psi.
For tech diving, I would add a bubble check at 20 ft with a small metal mirror. 20 ft is also where I switch onto my hypoxic bottom mix, if its hypoxic. I do the switch before the bubble check.
Then one look at the two depth/time gauges next to each other on my wrist confirms that they are working.
Thats my checklist. Short and sweet.
Your checklist does not need to be a mile long. Fine, if it is. But it does not need to be, if you planned your dive well, and if you have good gear redundancy. KISS. The simpler, the better.
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I too find I have to do the checks in the same sequence all the time. This, and starting the check list process over from the beginning when anything interrupts it or distracts me, greatly reduces errors that are caught with the re-check.
I do two identical checks and another more minimal one just before entry. This last one is to check weights on, gas gauge reading done while inhaling, all regulators functioning and properly positioned, air in bladder or operable, fins on or in hand, mask on, reg in mouth or in hand. All dependent on dive requirements.
And very important - I do not rush. I wait until I feel ready to enter. If I feel uneasy for any reason, I'll step aside and wait until I gather myself to enter, or abort. I am trying to make these last few evaluation checks before entry totally habitual, by not making any exceptions under any circumstances. Easier said then done, sometimes.
I've been thinking for sometime about adopting a written check list, as it makes sense. How do those of you who use one handle the issue of checking items that will be used every dive and items that are dive dependent and are not used every dive?
I do two identical checks and another more minimal one just before entry. This last one is to check weights on, gas gauge reading done while inhaling, all regulators functioning and properly positioned, air in bladder or operable, fins on or in hand, mask on, reg in mouth or in hand. All dependent on dive requirements.
And very important - I do not rush. I wait until I feel ready to enter. If I feel uneasy for any reason, I'll step aside and wait until I gather myself to enter, or abort. I am trying to make these last few evaluation checks before entry totally habitual, by not making any exceptions under any circumstances. Easier said then done, sometimes.
I've been thinking for sometime about adopting a written check list, as it makes sense. How do those of you who use one handle the issue of checking items that will be used every dive and items that are dive dependent and are not used every dive?
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