Three man buddy teams

[novadiver]

Yep, what Bob said! The worst of the worst are, in my experience, newly minted DM/Instructors, who think themself immortal and without need for briefings/instruction.

Mind you, it doesn't apply to everyone, but I've had some bad experiences in the past.

amen to that. there is nothing worse than diving with a DM that doesn't know skwat.

 

[RiverRat]

amen to that. there is nothing worse than diving with a DM that doesn't know skwat.

Or an instructor for that matter.......................

 

[FatCat]

In my experience, beginner divers are usually more cooperative than divers with just enough experience to think they've got it all figured out ... and often make far better dive buddies.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Very true. But I don't expect a novice to be able to rescue me when push comes to shove. Which is why I like three person teams. They are ideal for taking along a beginner who is starting to push his/her limits.

 

[novadiver]

Or an instructor for that matter.......................

I had a dm for advanced open water that didn't want me to dive doubles . He said that with that much gas I could get myself in a deco that I was unprepaired for. I looked at him and ask how long he has been diving.He said two years with a smug look. I let him know that I have been doing single gas deco for years , and that I was in this class to get the card so I can move on to advanced nitrox( prerequisite for any tech class ) His ego couldn't take it, he wigged . I did get my cert , he did become an instructor and I don't use that shop anymore. The rest of my trainning came from instructors that I interveiw before signing up for the class. The lesson I learned was " Take lessons from instructors who know what there talking about. and watch out for DMs that think they know what there talking about"

 

[Uncle Pug]

TEAM
Without it you are just a group of solo divers.

 

[novadiver]

TEAM
Without it you are just a group of solo divers.

You make that sound like a bad thing? It could just be the industry moving in the right direction by teaching divers to take care of themselves before takeing responcibility for another life.

 

[Uncle Pug]

Novadiver... think. I'm posting signs for you.

You and I know that the vast majority of divers have never been taught to *take care of themselves* nor are they likely to be taught that. They are taught to school behind a leader neither taking care of themselves nor taking responsibility for anyone else. They are taught that the presence of another diver (somewhere in the same vicinity at roughly the same time) constitutes a buddy.

 

[StingRob]

Imagine a group of three diving going for a 70ft deep dive. In case of an emergency if one needs help all, one of the two divers will buddy the victim and do a emergency ascent. The third diver will have to surface unless he wants to go solo…
The advantage on this is that you have one more person who can help you out in case you have to do a rescue so two more hands to handle the gear or help you with CPR. Disadvantage… all three divers must end up the dive.


Robert

 

[novadiver]

Novadiver... think. I'm posting signs for you.

You and I know that the vast majority of divers have never been taught to *take care of themselves* nor are they likely to be taught that. They are taught to school behind a leader neither taking care of themselves nor taking responsibility for anyone else. They are taught that the presence of another diver (somewhere in the same vicinity at roughly the same time) constitutes a buddy.

as sad as that sounds, you are right on the money. In my cavern course they said ,that at this level , I should not do any exploration diving. Now what other reason is there to stick your head in a hole underwater? Other than to see were it goes

I think alot of people get certified for scuba to prove that they don't fear water, and then there is people like me who strive to see things on this planet that no other human has seen. I sometimes tie into a wreck and then swim away for about 200 feet and just sit there.( what a zen feeling rush ) untill the DM chews my butt because they though I was lost.

 

[OneBrightGator]

Imagine a group of three diving going for a 70ft deep dive. In case of an emergency if one needs help all, one of the two divers will buddy the victim and do a emergency ascent. The third diver will have to surface unless he wants to go solo…

If you're a TEAM there is no decision to make, and unless it's an OOG emergency then it's an inconvenience that will shortly be sorted out.

Once Murphy makes his presence known, my team is outta there (or on high alert).