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Lets look at the lesson this father is teaching his child. Son you dont need proper training to safely scuba dive. Lesson learned. 10 years down the road son dies 100 feet inside a cave because he still thought he didnt need proper training to do this either.
Lets look at the lesson this father is teaching his child. Son you dont need proper training to safely scuba dive. Lesson learned. 10 years down the road son dies 100 feet inside a cave because he still thought he didnt need proper training to do this either.
There is an ASSUMPTION that these apply. I saw the same video you did (I think...)... what I saw didn't fit PADI standards... or, probably, any *agency* standard out there... granted... but I saw nothing that indicated any shortcuts were taken... nothing to indicate any 'lack of knowledge' on the part of the instructor... or that any inherent safety issues were present... I'd also point out that we have NO knowledge of the degree of the child's previous training... or what the qualifications may or may not have been of the person acting as an "instructor".
We saw what we saw.
While I have great respect for training agencies... I am not convinced that they are the ONLY way to learn... any more than one agency has a edge over any other agency as far as *rightness* is concerned... but I am also aware that, even in our agency bound world, much of our own 'education' comes from personal experince in water at the hands of someone more knowledgeable than ourselves.
So... I repeat the question... "what defines 'proper training'"???
I learned to dive that way. I don't know how deep they were, but I suspect not much more than 20-30 feet. If you have a problem diving to 20-30 feet without scuba then you really could really use some honing of your "watermanship" skills.
To me that kid looked very comfortable in the water. I don't think it was his first time and I agree with what a few others have said. He's a better more comfortable diver than some divers I have seen that have all kinds of c-cards.
I guess I won't post video of teaching my son to drive since I don't own a car with a passenger side brake. God knows that's too dangerous. I guess I should just let the DMV teach him how to drive. Their track record for turning out quality drivers is excellent.
Hunter
PS - and I agree - this never holding your breath is just bs. It's actually impossible to never hold your breath - without hyperventilating anyway. Try it.
I hold my breath all the time.
..................PS - and I agree - this never holding your breath is just bs. It's actually impossible to never hold your breath - without hyperventilating anyway. Try it. I hold my breath all the time.
There is a big difference bewteen "holding your breath" and the natural act of breathing which includes for a momentary "pause" after inhaling and after exhaling.
Holding your breath = IMHO this is the act of consciously preventing yourself from inhaling or exhaling and maintaining a CLOSED airway.
If you purposefully do this, while diving you too are a just a Darwin award away from fame and fortune. Let me know what you do next time you ascend from depth. Do you hold your breath or breathe normally?
At the rate that I ascend, the desire to exhale occurs much sooner than the point that any potential lung damage might. But to answer your question, I breath normally when I ascend - gimmie a break.
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