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| Originally Posted by dweezal I have completed the PADI OW and AOW with about 30 dives in between.
there are simply loads of questions and items that are not covered by these courses and its forums like this one which are now the focus of my attention.
one of the items which is puzzling me is the simple steps between shore - boat - shore. one of the experienced guys on a recent trip made a comment about my helping some people off with their kit at the end of the dive (mostly holiday makers) and particularly my turning the tank valve off and venting the hose pressure before clipping the tanks in the holders.
to me this is what i have always done, but perhaps i am missing something ? the idea of a fast moving boat with tanks on concerns me.
another question is how to deal with a free flow. i have had 2 sets of hire kit do this now and it was never part of the course apart from how to breath from one. are there methods you can use to stop it ?
i will use the search button for other items but the question above was a little to specific to get a positive answer.
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Free flow should have been covered under PADI OW. I certainly was on my course. Ascending whilst breathing off a free flowing reg.
Tank pressure off is an interesting one? I never really considered it but I do think the course was very poor for UK divers.
No SMB work, no DSMB work, nothing on shot etiquette usage etc nothing on boat etiquette usage etc nothing on shore diving. Frankly, nothing to prepair a diver for UK diving.
Since my experience of OW AOW I have always recommended that divers contemplating diving in the UK use BSAC to train. Their training is far more relevent to UK conditions.
Id go so far as to say I wish I had the time to go back and do some of the BSAC courses. If I had done I wouldent be scatching me head over tide tables
ATB
Mark