Cove 2 death?

mattwave · Post by **mattwave** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:02 pm

hard to say if his tank was dry, one of my students who performed CPR thinks he had gas, not sure if he was slinging a 40cf bottle, but I know he owned one.
Truthfully I had done one dive with him before and he was over-weighted, i suggested he shave some pounds on the next dive we would do a weight check, but we never did a dive again.

Josh brought Reasa to the shop to be certified so he could propose to her underwater, the story should be inthe next NAUI Sources magazine. He was a DIT student and when he purchased the 40cf bottle from me, he said it was for DIT. I thought I should give him my anti-solo divign speach but lately I have been getting soft with my views as more people become advocates for solo diving. I kick myself now.

gcbryan · Post by **gcbryan** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:18 pm

Slightly off topic but does anyone know what the DIT curriculum is like? Do they train from OW or is one already OW OC trained before enrolling at DIT?

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:23 pm

OW is part of their required curriculum. They typically bring instructors in from local dive shops to teach the class.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Pinkpadigal · Post by **Pinkpadigal** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:41 pm

gcbryan wrote:Slightly off topic but does anyone know what the DIT curriculum is like? Do they train from OW or is one already OW OC trained before enrolling at DIT?

DIT used to teach OW and AOW in the begining of their course. They stopped because too many students were dropping out because they either couldn't handle it, or became bored with the recreational diving part. DIT now does the recreational certification at the end of the class, right before they graduate. From what I understand, it is all NAUI training.

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:09 am

Found this ...

http://www.komotv.com/news/13486762.html

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

TCWestby · Post by **TCWestby** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:24 am

Sad story.

diver-dad · Post by **diver-dad** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:16 pm

I feel esp terribly for his fiance'. Tragic. ....

There was one thing that caught my eye in this string that I didn't notice anyone else discuss:

From lamont's entry / forwarding jodomonk's account:

jodomonk wrote: ........... I heard his fiance mention something about him being prone to panic attacks. ......

If accurate, that makes a really poor recipe for scuba diving at all, let alone going solo.

TCWestby · Post by **TCWestby** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:39 am

You know, I didn't notice that. You are right, panic has no place under water.

I'd like to see though just how clear headed I am when something bad does happen to me though. Practice, practice, practice till I no longer have to think about dealing with problems and it becomes second nature.

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:56 am

TCWestby wrote:You know, I didn't notice that. You are right, panic has no place under water.

I'd like to see though just how clear headed I am when something bad does happen to me though. Practice, practice, practice till I no longer have to think about dealing with problems and it becomes second nature.

Practice is good ... more people should do it (most divers don't). But dealing with a real emergency isn't anything like practice. Adrenalin kicks in ... emotions become an impediment (yours and theirs) ... and things NEVER happen the way you practice them.

Even a diver who's not panicking can do really unpredictable things that can get you in trouble ... had a guy go LOA on me once at China Wall. I donated my air, gave him an OK, and signaled to ascend ... just like we do in practice ... then he reached over, grabbed his inflator, and inflated his BCD ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

lurch · Post by **lurch** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:44 am

TCWestby wrote:I'd like to see though just how clear headed I am when something bad does happen to me though. Practice, practice, practice till I no longer have to think about dealing with problems and it becomes second nature.

You hear all the time about soldiers, marines, pilots, EMTs, LEOs, etc who say "then the training kicks in and...". Notice they're the ones talking, not their buddy. Train, practice, take classes and don't go outside your comfort zone.

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:26 am

laivindil wrote:You hear all the time about soldiers, marines, pilots, EMTs, LEOs, etc who say "then the training kicks in and...". Notice they're the ones talking, not their buddy. Train, practice, take classes and don't go outside your comfort zone.

I agree with this.

Having been in adrenline pumped situations, the training DOES kick in. That being said, when a police officer is in a shooting situation, it's very different from the range. This is why the training has to be as random and varied as possible. The more variety of training and practice you've got, the more prepared you may be for the REALLY strange situation that comes at you. It helps you to keep your mind open to the next bizarre situation that will come at you and thereby will help you be more prepared for the appropriate response.

I also think there is such a thing as too much training - sometimes you just need to have fun.