Why do people spit their regulator out as soon as they surface?

[lexvil]

It’s fun to take it out and move my mask to my forehead as soon as mi hit the surface just to troll the new dive masters and instructors who weren’t and in some whose parents weren’t born when I started diving.

It’s best to do what works best for you and the conditions you are facing at the time, avoid dogma and try different things.

 

[Vicko]

It’s fun to take it out and move my mask to my forehead as soon as mi hit the surface just to troll the new dive masters and instructors who weren’t and in some whose parents weren’t born when I started diving.

It’s best to do what works best for you and the conditions you are facing at the time, avoid dogma and try different things.

"Sir, are you in distress?"
"Yup"

 

[lexvil]

"Sir, are you in distress?"
"Yup"

Nope but I am easily amused

 

[boulderjohn]

Believe it or not, from what I have heard, some people do not breathe from the regulator at the surface at the end of the dive because they want to make sure they are back on the boat with 500 PSI (or reasonably close to it).

I seriously doubt this was ever taught as part of any formal course. It is a dumb idea.

As I said, I got the information from Thalassamania, who I believe was involved with NAUI standards at one point.

 

[34109411]

I've been a divemaster for a little while, looking to become my instructor. An instructor I have been studying under says you should keep your regulator in your mouth from the time you go into the water to the time you are up the ladder.

The other day we were taking a group out and the surface was smooth when we went under but super choppy when we surfaced. I kept my reg in, no problem, but most of the other people in the group just immediately took their regs out and were constantly spluttering and spitting out water. We had one relatively novice diver who had removed his reg and it got tangled up behind him and he started panicking from getting whacked by waves. Luckily I was was able to swim over, untangle him, and get the regulator back in his mouth.

Anyways, just because you surface doesn't mean you immediantly take the regulator out!

this is call inexperience.

 

[rgkv]

Because beginners get taught the ridiculous “skill” to jump in with a snorkel and switch on the surface to a reg.

Never heard nor seen such a thing.. where do you know, that this is being taught?

 

[The Chairman]

Anyways, just because you surface doesn't mean you immediantly take the regulator out!

I usually spit mine out when I surface. I've never sputtered or swallowed water. No, I don't wear a snorkel, either. It's how I roll, and it works for me. If I have to swim, I usually roll over on my back and kick.

 

[tursiops]

Believe it or not, from what I have heard, some people do not breathe from the regulator at the surface at the end of the dive because they want to make sure they are back on the boat with 500 PSI (or reasonably close to it).

As I said, I got the information from Thalassamania, who I believe was involved with NAUI standards at one point.

He was not always right, but was never in doubt.

 

[34109411]

It's called a Christmas tree ladder. Standard procedure on my boat especially when the seas are "sporty".

nice

 

[landphil]

I don’t need my reg when I’m hanging out at the surface- doesn’t really matter what the conditions are (although, it’s always going to be about an hour from when it was good enough to let divers get in the water.) But I’ve also spent a lot of time swimming after windsurf gear in 30 knot winds and 10 foot seas. So, I’ve gotten pretty good at not inhaling when my head is suddenly underwater. I did have one dive where my reg started free flowing at the surface and I had to wait for it to swing back around to where I could grab it. The main downside to that was a lot of heckling from up on the boat.

But definitely reg in when I’m pulling off my fins and climbing the ladder. Also, for beach exits, as soon as it’s too shallow to easily roll back over if you fall on your face, I’m breathing off the reg.