User Panel
User Panel
User Panel
|
Posted: 4/22/2017 8:01:09 PM EDT
Completed all requirements today. Loved it; a challenging class. Had 2 of my 3 .mil dive buddies with me. A 79 year old student didn't do so well...
Even had a real world rescue; a crayfish stuck to the outlet wall! Safely rescued and returned to the deep. 
Start Dive Master training next month! |
|
|
|
Posted: 4/22/2017 8:11:22 PM EDT
[#1]
I got certified two years ago. Dived for my department and LOVED being in the water, but it wasn't worth the headache for the very little rewards for doing it. I gave it up.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/22/2017 8:29:17 PM EDT
[#2]
I grew up and learned to dive between the Woodville Karst and the cave and cavern systems along the Suwanee. Most people getting that training there do more recoveries than rescues.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/22/2017 8:37:10 PM EDT
[#3]
A 79 yo diver doing rescue just boggles my mind!
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/22/2017 8:47:21 PM EDT
[#4]
Congratulations. That's a tough course. Good luck on Dive Master. It's much harder than Rescue Diver.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/22/2017 10:11:47 PM EDT
[#5]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Congratulations. That's a tough course. Good luck on Dive Master. It's much harder than Rescue Diver. |
|
|
|
Posted: 4/22/2017 10:27:55 PM EDT
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Assuming it's PADI. |
|
|
|
Posted: 4/23/2017 12:26:31 AM EDT
[#7]
Congratulations! I hated that course. Hour after hour in 65° water with a 3mm.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/24/2017 8:09:05 AM EDT
[#8]
Yes, it is the PADI courses that I'm going through with the VA program.
Regarding the 79 year old going thru the course. Good that he can dive, but he's got no business doing rescue. He was all over the place, couldn't manage his own buoyancy, let alone a "victim's". Not to mention how easily he was winded. |
|
|
|
Posted: 4/24/2017 2:20:44 PM EDT
[#9]
Rescue was a fun class, they do work your ass off if the class is done right. I was the only student, and had a DM helping the Instructor. They bounced me from rescue to rescue non stop for hours.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 4/28/2017 7:45:06 AM EDT
[#10]
Cool, congrats!
|
|
|
|
Posted: 5/2/2017 3:50:51 PM EDT
[#11]
Congrats on the cert. Rescue will be my last one. I start this fall.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 5/6/2017 1:28:21 PM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I got certified two years ago. Dived for my department and LOVED being in the water, but it wasn't worth the headache for the very little rewards for doing it. I gave it up. |
|
|
|
Posted: 5/12/2017 2:44:42 AM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Rescue was a fun class, they do work your ass off if the class is done right. I was the only student, and had a DM helping the Instructor. They bounced me from rescue to rescue non stop for hours. I got my ass kicked. Were it not for my previous experience doing the helicopter sim rescues in full dive kit, I'm not sure I would have passed it. Seriously. They were full on fighting back on some of those exercises.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 5/12/2017 10:22:27 AM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
This mirrors my experience. I got my ass kicked. Were it not for my previous experience doing the helicopter sim rescues in full dive kit, I'm not sure I would have passed it. Seriously. They were full on fighting back on some of those exercises.
|
|
|
Win a FREE Membership!
Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!
You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.
AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types.
From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm.
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more.
Copyright © 1996-2024 AR15.COM LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.
AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own.
