Who am I and what diving do I do?

[Steve Jones]

Originally Posted by Scubee

Yes I agree, you will always get away with it....until you don't


Steve

[Narked@50]

Name
James

Location
Wigan(ish)

First Qualified
1999/2000(ish)

Club Member
BSAC 1206 Sub C Divers

Highest Diving Qualification
BSAC Advanced Diver

Instructor Yes/No
Yes, BSAC OWI

What other training have you found most rewarding
NSS CDS Cavern Course, setting higher standards for myself and practising skills.

What’s your standard Kit
Twin 12s/stage for the UK, single for holidays

Where do you usually Dive
All over the world and the UK, I seldom do the same dive more than twice in a year.

Number of Dives
6-700(ish)

Deepest Dive
Stay above 60 meters

Longest Dive
Around two hours

Favourite Dive
Wolf Island in the Galapagos, there is so much life you can get complacent with animals and fish you once dreamed of swimming with - like several hundred dolphins on each dive.

Worst Dive
Hard to say, I've had a few I would not right home about, but when I was learning to dive and was doing mask clears my regularors diaphram was split and I kept getting mouthfulls of water. This is not good when your doing a PADI OW in 4 degrees with bad vis and failing light, add in a hired dry suit I'd never worn that was filled with water, and an instructor who just told me it was nerves, then this is probably a low point. How I ever continued with diving I don't know, but I don't teach like that.

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Nothing realy prominent at the moment, not long back from the Galapagos Islands and it's hard to think what could be better? It will brobably be "different" rather than better.

What ONE other question should I have included?
Whats the best dive vehicle in you opinion.

[Narked@50]

Originally Posted by Martin Owen

Name
Martin

First Qualified
October 2006
Highest Diving Qualification
Padi AOW

What’s your standard Kit
twin 10's
Number of Dives
77
Deepest Dive
70m

Originally Posted by Scubee

Each unto there own, but I would seriously question who I was diving with.

James

[Sixsquid]

Originally Posted by Martin Owen

SHHH!

A bit late for that. You posted it on t'internet. No complaining when you get and maybe even some

[Steve Jones]

Originally Posted by Sixsquid

A bit late for that. You posted it on t'internet. No complaining when you get and maybe even some

And a distinct lack of available buddies...should he even want one. Maybe the 70m dive was solo.

Steve

[Martin Owen]

The shhhh was said in jest.

The dive in question was the Canyon (Red Sea),
for those than don't know it its literally just a drop under the arches then a nice slow accent back up, all done with 7 others, some went a little shallower, a couple a touch deeper.
Most of the others, i have dived with lots of times and they have experienced 60+ several times.
No excuses needed, as i was comfortable with the plan beforehand.

[Buoyant Babe]

Originally Posted by Martin Owen

The shhhh was said in jest.

The dive in question was the Canyon (Red Sea),
for those than don't know it its literally just a drop under the arches then a nice slow accent back up, all done with 7 others, some went a little shallower, a couple a touch deeper.
Most of the others, i have dived with lots of times and they have experienced 60+ several times.
No excuses needed, as i was comfortable with the plan beforehand.

77 dives is lots of times? It doesn't matter what they have experienced if you aren't very experienced yourself.

I take it you have deco training over and above your AOW qualification? Did your travel insurance cover you? Specialist diving insurance generally only covers you to your qualification level. Bog-standard policies are usually only to 30m. Who would get you home to Blighty if it turned to ratshit?

I'm currently doing an IANTD course that qualifies me to about 50m on trimix. I take it your dive was on air?

*Shakes head somewhat disbelievingly*

[Dave Crampton]

Hey guys!!

Martin may not have as much experience as some on here but at least he has the Balls to say it, and HEY!! if you don't thinks he's very smart as a result of his first post on here, you DON'T have to dive with him.

I'd rather know if a potential buddy was a bit 'Adventurous' (v. PC) up front, than find out on the dive.

[Steve Jones]

[quote=Buoyant Babe;805844]77 dives is lots of times? you aren't very experienced yourself.

I take it you have deco training over and above your AOW qualification?

Probably not

Did your travel insurance cover you?

Probably not

Specialist diving insurance generally only covers you to your qualification level. Bog-standard policies are usually only to 30m.

Correct

*Shakes head somewhat disbelievingly*

Good post, I can't green you again apparently.

Steve

[Garf]

We all have different ideas of what is safe and what isn't. We have to be careful not to push those views down people's throats. Some of us are getting quite practiced at biting our tongues Just becuase we see something as appropriate or not doesn't mean others will understand or agree.

At the end of the day, we all make our decisions about whom we will and will not dive with. That's all that matters in the end. I can't imagine that Martin cares that everyone will think he's a suicidal nutcase with the life expectancy of a mouse wearing "eau du catnip" in a room full of leopards. We all make our own choices in life and as long as we don't hurt anyone else, then ce la vie.