DiverHowie
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The worst thing about the buddy system is the belief that there's always somebody around to get you out of trouble. The best thing about the solo diving system is the message that there isn't.
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The worst thing about the buddy system is the belief that there's always somebody around to get you out of trouble. The best thing about the solo diving system is the message that there isn't.
There's a difference between relying on sombody for something, and having somebody around just in case. Last time I've checked, all divers were human, and we all know what humans are prone to.I'd say that if you have to be relying on somebody else to do something properly you may have just delegated that responsibility to a fool.
Given what you've said, and given everything that has to be monitored or done on any particular dive, it sounds that from your perspective, all dives should be executed by a co-ordinated team of no less than 100 divers.
I'd say that if you have to be relying on somebody else to do something properly you may have just delegated that responsibility to a fool.
"For example, during a typical team ascent, diver 1 might be responsible for calling decompression stops, diver 2 might be responsible for controling the upline, and diver 3 might be responsible for maintaining team formation."
Given what you've said, and given everything that has to be monitored or done on any particular dive, it sounds that from your perspective, all dives should be executed by a co-ordinated team of no less than 100 divers.
I'd say that if you have to be relying on somebody else to do something properly you may have just delegated that responsibility to a fool.
not sure this was directed at me or not, but if it was, it's not at all what I said.
All of team diving, buddy diving and solo diving can be done safely.
I have no problem with people choosing to dive solo, its a choice and I'm fine with it. I've done it a few times and so has my husband.Why is it that some individuals insist on believing that any diver that dives solo does so because of a lack in the buddy system? Is it not possible that for some divers it is at times a preference, not a choice of last resort? That for these individuals, even the availability of a perfect buddy, possibly even GUE trained, they may still choose to dive solo? That solo diving may not always be the result of a lack of or a deficient buddy?
Maybe we have topic for another thread...
Might a diver choose to dive solo even if the perfect buddy is available?