GJC
Contributor
1 Be very comfortable exhaling your total lung volume and fixing an air delivery problem
2 Be very comfortable removing your BCD to fix a problem. I've had to do that twice since solo cert. One was a dive flag float line entanglement. One was to rearrange a hose that was routed incorrectly before the dive.
3 If you shore dive, be in good shape and be prepared to swim long distances alone. I have swimmed (swummed?) 1/2 to 1 mile on a dive.
4 Depending on the type of dives you will be doing, carry a lot of signalling devices: lights, mirror, SMB, radio, PLB, flares, smoke, etc.
2 Be very comfortable removing your BCD to fix a problem. I've had to do that twice since solo cert. One was a dive flag float line entanglement. One was to rearrange a hose that was routed incorrectly before the dive.
3 If you shore dive, be in good shape and be prepared to swim long distances alone. I have swimmed (swummed?) 1/2 to 1 mile on a dive.
4 Depending on the type of dives you will be doing, carry a lot of signalling devices: lights, mirror, SMB, radio, PLB, flares, smoke, etc.