jhbryaniv:
confident maybe but not competent.
"Worst Diver I have ever Seen!"
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confident maybe but not competent.
That would be why I choose those words 
I have to admit to not reading this whole thread, so I apologise if this has been tried.
1 - someone has to talk to her.
2 - if her diving is dangerous, you must stop diving with her until she gets some proper training. You're not doing her any favours to let her build her dive count if she isn't in control.
3 - perhaps sit down with her (make it an informal post dive debrief or something, maybe) and have HER discuss what possible dangers, problems, emergencies could have happened on the previous dive. Not limited to just her actions but to the actions of those she saw. My thinking is that by opening her up to the world around her and asking her to think through it and break it all down, she might come to realise that she does need to have a plan beyond being happy. She must participate in this and there must be back and forth discussion and scenarios.
4 - good luck.
1 - someone has to talk to her.
2 - if her diving is dangerous, you must stop diving with her until she gets some proper training. You're not doing her any favours to let her build her dive count if she isn't in control.
3 - perhaps sit down with her (make it an informal post dive debrief or something, maybe) and have HER discuss what possible dangers, problems, emergencies could have happened on the previous dive. Not limited to just her actions but to the actions of those she saw. My thinking is that by opening her up to the world around her and asking her to think through it and break it all down, she might come to realise that she does need to have a plan beyond being happy. She must participate in this and there must be back and forth discussion and scenarios.
4 - good luck.
SparticleBrane
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How did she get certified in the first place?
mikerault
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A man I know wanted to get certified very bad. He pushed me, his wife and children into certifiying, then he found someone to certify him. He bragged that he just copied the answers from the books of his wife and son and memorized just enough to pass the written which he promptly forgot. I am afraid he is a bit over weight (like a big mac is a bit unhealthy) and needed over 30 pounds to get down, which he wore around his upper chest since it wouldn't fit anywhere else. He is also a chronic smoker and has high blood pressure.
He swims in what I call the "Marching through Georgia" stance due to having no clue on bouyancy control. Did I mention that he has a fully ruptured eardrum that requires an earplug, a latex overcoat and a divehood to protect?
Needless to say, if possible I don't dive with him, don't want the liability. But he got certified...
Mike
He swims in what I call the "Marching through Georgia" stance due to having no clue on bouyancy control. Did I mention that he has a fully ruptured eardrum that requires an earplug, a latex overcoat and a divehood to protect?
Needless to say, if possible I don't dive with him, don't want the liability. But he got certified...
Mike
Catherine,
Send her here and tell her to read every one of them.
Then, send her here and pick out a few.
When she completes that and comes back to you, remind her that she has very little skill as a diver. Point out that others notice this as well. Tell her you'd rather not see her become one of the statistics which can happen in a hearbeat especially if you're not competent. Then ask her to seek more OW training before someone gets hurt.
Richard
Send her here and tell her to read every one of them.
Then, send her here and pick out a few.
When she completes that and comes back to you, remind her that she has very little skill as a diver. Point out that others notice this as well. Tell her you'd rather not see her become one of the statistics which can happen in a hearbeat especially if you're not competent. Then ask her to seek more OW training before someone gets hurt.
Richard
Zeeman
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I'd just like to take this opportunity to point out that there is a VERY big difference between being educated and actually being smart
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SparticleBrane
Contributor
Time to get her to take a DIR-F course.
Wait she's probably too good for that.
Wait she's probably too good for that.
Ouch! LOL....SparticleBrane:Time to get her to take a DIR-F course.
Wait she's probably too good for that.
Just to point out one more time, she is with a inst doing rescue but they are doing confined water skills. Everyone understands how bad she sucks, and yes, she is told every dive.
tracy_from_oz
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Sit them down and plan a dive with them. From how we will enter the water, how we will decend and the dive itself, to controlling boyancy to how you will ascend throwing in about lung and boyancy control. Get them to help to and ask open ended questions like "ok we are going to decend down the anchor line for control right? using our lungs and air out of jacket" or " ok when were down we will fine tune our bouyancy for the dive for a minute then go on with our dive plan, so what do u think". This person just needs help but also pointing out where there going wrong because they may end up on a dive trip with people who dont know and putting themselves or someone else in danger. Also a lot of people dont learn and cant learn if you tell them and must be shown but also go thru the motions as well to learn.
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