Things You Learned but Never Had to Use (or Had to Use)

[Tracy]

CPR or everything I learnt from the rescue course.

You aren't missing anything. It isn't fun.

 

[Marie13]

Clearing a snorkel. I hate the damned things and have no use for them.

 

[tarponchik]

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

 

[MarkA]

Clearing a snorkel. I hate the damned things and have no use for them.

They are useful for snorkeling. Diving not so much.

 

[TMHeimer]

Clearing a snorkel. I hate the damned things and have no use for them.

Do you wear/carry one?

 

[Marie13]

Do you wear/carry one?

Hell, no. Hate them. Pull at mask and made it leak. I was pissed when I had to wear one for night specialty as SDI at that time required the light stick to be taped to your dorkel.

My diving doesn’t require them. Plus a dorkel and long hose doesn’t go together. You don’t wear a snorkel cave diving and they most certainly don’t go with the rebreather I was certified on today.

 

[Guille G]

Any type of gas sharing drill. Haven’t needed the skill in real life diving yet, fortunately.

 

[happy-diver]

dorkel

Haha ha ha ah ah aha ha ahb ha ha ha nha ha ha ha ha qh cough splutter ha ha ha ha!

the rebreather I was certified on today.

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[BoltSnap]

Hate them.

Don't let hate fill your heart, love is all you need.

Pull at mask and made it leak.

Your Snorkel has arms and hands to pull your mask?

Plus a dorkel and long hose doesn’t go together.

Yes they can, just need to add in touch of love and skill and practice.

the rebreather I was certified on today

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[Still Kicking]

In my DM class or IDC there was a scenario the instructor set up that was pretty fun. They had each of us drop our rigs on the bottom around the edge of the pool and then swim circuits on breathhold. When we got to a rig we took two breaths and moved on. Gradually the instructor removed rigs until there was just one left. You couldn't take too long on your breaths because you knew there were other swimmers coming behind you.

It's not directly applicable to any diving skill but it was a good test of water confidence.