What would you do??

[Tavi]

I've been training toward tec and have had the opportunity to work with a couple of mentors. One of the things that kept being re-enforced was re-learning buddy skills. what was learned previously isn't good enough for tec diving.

I came up with a question that I have had answered 2 different ways. I thought I would see what you all thought.

The Scenario:

11 miles out, hooked to a wreck 220' down, there are several teams in the water with different dive plans. After your dive, doing your ascent, your buddy gets blown off the line. You know he has a lift bag and reel or spool. His lift bag has his name on it so the crew will know who he is. He has enough gas and everything he needs to do a safe ascent.

Do you go with him??

why?, or why not?

Thanks

 

[O-ring]

I NEVER leave my wingman..

 

[Cave Diver]

Yes, I would. You should try to never leave your buddy, and two liftbags, etc. are easier to spot than one. Not to mention the moral support.

 

[Scubamedicjoe]

I suprised you ask this from the basic point of view from your first class you are tought that its you and your buddie so my answere is we in this together away we go !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cave Diver]

O-ring once bubbled...
I NEVER leave my wingman..

Iceman, you can be my wingman anytime.

 

[O-ring]

Cave Diver once bubbled...


Iceman, you can be my wingman anytime.

"Bull$hit...you can be mine"

 

[Braunbehrens]

Tavi once bubbled...
11 miles out, hooked to a wreck 220' down, there are several teams in the water with different dive plans. After your dive, doing your ascent, your buddy gets blown off the line. You know he has a lift bag and reel or spool. His lift bag has his name on it so the crew will know who he is. He has enough gas and everything he needs to do a safe ascent.

Do you go with him??

why?, or why not?

Thanks

One of the most important things we learned was not to fk the team. So yes, you would of course go with him.

The problem with the scenario imo is before the diver gets blown off. See the thread about jon lines.

I think in many situations you wouldn't even be able to go with your buddy, because he'd be out of sight pretty fast.

My take on it is that it's a bad plan to start with. I wouldn't do the dive.

 

[AquaTec]

I agree with Braunbehrens this is a bad plan to start with, asuming that there is a current. the stronger the current the worse the plan was.

however, i to would never leave my wingman! we will deal with the next set of problems as they arise as a team.

 

[Doc Intrepid]

An experienced diver was lost recently in Scapa Flow under circumstances similar to your scenario.

Buddy did not go with him. Insufficient details to know why not. It proved fatal.

Individuals die. Teams survive.

 

[Tavi]

I agree with staying together.

I had someone tell me they would stay on the line. that way they could tell the captain which way the buddy went.

Bad Plan?
Are you trying to change my scenario??
Perhaps there was only mild current at the beginning of the dive.

I agree that if the current was ripping it would be a no-go.

PS. I found the jon-line thread interesting.

Thanks for the replys