Wijbrandus
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dweeb:Well, maybe if Jezebel or Delilah were leading it...but that's a whole other motivational line.
I wouldn't be following then either. My wife would slice my hoses first. :11:
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dweeb:Well, maybe if Jezebel or Delilah were leading it...but that's a whole other motivational line.
Wijbrandus:I wouldn't be following then either. My wife would slice my hoses first. :11:
As a ex pat I resemble that remark, I wear the trousers she lets mecdiver2:But don't take it to hard I,m in the same boat, besides I don't want to lose her just got her broke in and trained. And if she sees this I,m dead
Coogeeman:Some interesting replies here, thanks guys.
You can teach theory till you are blue in the face and four dives doesn't make a diver. Diving is all about gaining experience. You learn something on every dive and divers have to get out there to experience diving to become a diver.
What i was trying to get at was that newly qualified divers shouldn't be diving at depth until they have the experience to do so. Doing four "led" dives on an open water course doesn't mean that you can dive to 25m (80ft) and know how to deal with any and all of the problems that you face down there.
I have a different model but it works just the same as yours.scubadoguk:As a ex pat I resemble that remark, I wear the trousers she lets me
Oh, and for the Andy and the others... Wiser words have never been spoken!gedunk:You weren't certified to 60'. If you were OW certified, the maximum recommended depth you dive is 60' per some agencies. Thats recommended, nothing absolute about it. Most agencies i'm aware of also recommend you dive only in conditions you are familiar with and/or were trained in.
I can't tell you the number of caribbean certified divers i've seen come to our cold, low vis waters and freak at 15 feet on their first dive here.
Its common sense people. Don't dive to depths or in conditions you are not comfortable with. Get some training and/or experience to get comfortable with the desired depths and/or conditions you want to dive in.
gedunk:Oh & don't feed the dweeb.![]()
H2Andy:now, here's the problem.... if you define "open water" as simply a dive that takes place in an ocean or a lake, then you are defining cave diving and wreck diving as "open water" dives.
H2Andy:clearly, an open water certificate (which
allows you to dive in ocean or lakes) does not qualify you
to dive in wrecks (in the ocean or lakes) or caves (in lakes or springs).
H2Andy:thus, i must conclude that "open water" does not encompass all the diving that could possibly be done in oceans and lakes, and some further limitations need be made to the definition.
KimLeece:Could you give a link to where these standards are please? I have just downloaded the Open Water standards from the RSTC and I can find no mention of overhead. There is a mention of compulsory deco - it's specifically not allowed.
Actually - posting something like this seems fairly dangerous to me. Are you actually trying to tell OW divers that it's OK to go into caves and wrecks? Someone could easily get in big trouble if they believe this.
People - PLEASE don't go into overhead situations without proper training - it can be very dangerous.
dweeb:I have a motorcycle. It legally defined by the state as a motor vehicle.
My brother has a motor vehicle operators' license from the state.
My brother may not legally operate my motorcycle on public roads.
I have a motor vehicle operators' license from the state.
It does not permit me to drive an 18 wheeler, even though the 18 wheeler is legally a motor vehicle
H2Andy:ok, you're confusing me now... is the motorcycle
equiped with some sort of underwater propulsion? then,
it would be a DPV, right? i don't think you need licenses
for those.
as for an 18-wheeler, you could make them amphibious,
but i don't think the Coast Guard regulates their operation.
so, if you had a Coast Guard captains liscence, you COULD
operate a motorcycle underwater, but i've never heard
of anyone driving a DPV having to be licensened, have you?
also, don't forget that in some states it is legal to drive
a motorcycle with just a regular driver's license, but not
an 18-wheeler (this is whether you're above or below the
water), and sometimes vice-versa, though not always so.