tangential issues from a mishap thread

[MXGratefulDiver]

And many of us include diver stress (and rescue) in both lecture, pool and o/w for entry level training.

NAUI instructors do ... and if I'm not mistaken you were at least partly responsible for that being included in the standards ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

i forgot actually theres a padi no panic diver course

Actually there is ... it's called "Rescue" ... it's a pity they won't let you take it until after the class this young man died in ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[markmantei]

Sometimes **** just happens, im not saying all dive accidents can't be prevented but sometimes they cant.

With an attitude like this towards safety, its a good thing you don't work for Esso/Exxonn or some other big oil company as you wouldn't be employed very long. Obviously we are all fallible and mistakes will be made, but these accidents can almost always be avoided and are a result of at least one poor decision. I would go out on a limb to say that there are things that could have been done differently by the instructor, the buddy, and the victim, which certainly would have resulted in a different outcome in this situation, and in virtually every accident. I obviously won't say whose actions are AT FAULT for the incident, as I don't know, only that everyones actions contributed to the end result and different choices could have been made. That is why we discuss accidents on this board, so if we are ever in a similar situation we can hopefully make better choices. The only positive that can come out of tragedies such as this is hopefully educating other divers to avert a similar result in the future.

 

[markmantei]

Actually there is ... it's called "Rescue" ... it's a pity they won't let you take it until after the class this young man died in ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

+1 Bob, because a like doesn't seem appropriate in this case

It is sad and seems kind of backwards that some agencies won't "allow" you to take such an important course early on in a divers training.

 

[markmantei]

Since this thread no doesn't relate specifically to the accident in question...

Bob, I have moved up my plan to do my Stress and Rescue course as a direct result of the discussion in these threads. I am now booked in for next month, instead of next year. I'll likely be doing at least part of the training in the very lake that the incident occurred in. That should pretty much drive home the purpose for taking the course in the first place.