24:19 Tip 16 did you get a tech pass with GUE fundamentals. Remember it’s enough air to surface plus 1 minute to sort stuff out lol I got a participation trophy because GUE was setup by kindergarten teacher I would say I fundamentally failed but I turned up and was not a risk to my own safety or others so I got that partial pass lol
I only went to get the recreational pass since I did the course in a single tank setup, and the tech pass requires doubles. But I am thinking strongly to just dive around my home with doubles and then try for the tech pass. There is no time limit for the trying for tech pass here, as far as I am aware, as long as it's reasonable. I am still not 100% sure I will do tech diving, to be honest, although doing the training at least is appealing for the skills, knowledge, and comfort. Albeit an expensive one, haha.
@arthur1670 that's one of my take aways, regardless of background and if you pass or not the course really does push you to your limits and helps you grow. I have a video I'm working on that goes into my experience from the course a bit more, too. It was intense going through it but a great experience nonetheless!
My daughter (21) recently got PADI certified, and that was the standard "you're not certified to go below 60' without (some kind) of sign off, deep diving course, additional training," etc. We took a trip to Cozumel at a PADI certified facility, and I made it clear to them that she had never dove below 60' and was not certified to do so. They indicated to me that they would "take care of it." I had specifically requested a shallow dive before venturing into deeper water. The day we arrived to dive, they put us on a boat, and I again notified them that she was not deep water certified. They said "ok, no problem." They then proceeded to the first dive location, which was a 90 foot reef dive. I should have demurred, but she was confident she could handle it, so we elected to go ahead with the dive. She handled it like a pro (she is a natural diver), and there were no mishaps. But I was very frustrated that they put us in this situation after repeated notification that she needed additional training. That said, the two of us talk about the do's and don't of diving all the time, so she did have the benefit of my background (AD with over 1000 dives in saltwater). Later in the week, on a gradual assent along the bottom and near the end of the dive at about 60', her primary regulator locked up (yes, rented gear), and she literally had no air. She was about 40 feet away from me, so she quickly swam over to me, gave the no air signal and I brought my octopus to her mouth. She had trouble drawing from it, so I just gave her my main and used the octopus for myself. We then immediately started a nice, slow and orderly assent from the bottom together, exercised a safety stop, and made a perfect recovery. I was very proud of how she handled the emergency.
Dang, yes, that is sher negligence on the dive shop's part. Insurance can be voided if diving below your training, but the dive shop was properly notified, so it'd be negligence. I'm glad your daughter did so well regardless and the story of her recovering from a gear failure is inspiring! I like to have the mindset that gear can fail at anytime so when it does happen it's not so surprising. Practicing the out of air drill together from time to time will help keep it comfortable. It's one of the reasons I really like the long hose configuration too for the main regulator as it supports very easy air sharing. Thank you for sharing this story!
👍🤿😎🇵🇭! Nicely said many things I need to work on! I wish to always improve any skill and be more consistent in diving! Many of the training skills you mentioned I so wish to get there and always wished to train under GUE! Always great videos 👍
I do need to note that I am not a doctor, and what I am giving here is the best of my knowledge as a diver and from my training. The general advice but super important if you see signs is to stop diving, get put on 100% oxygen, note the symptoms and times, and call DAN and ask for their advice with the symptoms. The symptoms are responses from your body failing to recompress successfully. If you start feeling better after being put on 100% oxygen it's like decompress sickness and the damage is already done but the body will start trying to heal and the symptoms could worsen over a 24 hour period. The danger of DCI is that your spine and brain are softer tissues and could be affected so you don't want to risk conditions worsening. A bubble can form anywhere leading to worsening conditions and even permanent damage to death. You just don't know how bad it is at the start, so it's good to take every precaution available as the consequences are dire. Also important, you may be doing everything 100% right and still get DCI so that's why it's extra important to notice the symptoms and follow protocol so you can continue diving another day.
Haha, thank you, and do appreciate the watch when you have time, to spoil the one from the thumbnail the main gist of that one is to not chasing the wildlife. This photo is from Socorro and a common thing a lot of folks I've seen do is chase the manta rays and blow bubbles at them. I've heard wild things like the mantas enjoy it, but most of the time chasing the wild animals just causes them to leave. If your calm and show curiosity it is more likely the animal will also be curious to you and approach your vs run away. This is what I strive to do anyways, and I feel given time, calmness, and patience most animals will approach you out of their own will.
@@itravelwisely me too... i also saw some idiotic behaviours under the water... unfrotunately from the group i was part as well... despite the dive master/organizer repeating him selfe each time how to behave correctly. my first close encounter with a manta ray was spoiled by a guy swimming (UP) toward the manta, and freaking him out, causing the manta ray to leave in haste ruining my video.
@@itravelwisely also... what do you do, when someone from your group behaves incorrectly, and that someone is a good person on land, and his behaviour suprises you ?
Changing other's minds and behaviors is not an easy task. In general, it takes trust, so if you are diving with someone over multiple dives and see something they can improve on, and you feel you've established some kind of relationship then, casually and friendly let them know the reason what they are doing is not desirable and what they can do better. The alternative is to be an authority and the person has to see you as an authorities figure and respect you for it. That's in general my rules of trying to work with someone but I don't try to be antagonistic or overly sharing of opinions as that usually loses trust which could have the opposite effect.
@@itravelwisely that is a great diplomatic renponspne as we are striving to change behavior over time to best practices for the longevity of our environment and for the love of our self regulated SCUBA discipline. We would hate for the US government to step in and try to license and manage our recreational diving activities. As for my own personal experiences in Hawaii 2023 we did a Lanai snorkel charter with Captain Jacks and was a bit disappointed the clown in charge free dove down and plucked a small octo of of its den, swam it to the surface and allowed everyone to man handle the critter then dove it back down to its home. Of course the guy is desperate to keep his charter business afloat post COVID and apparently thinks it is appropriate to operating in such a manner to earn some extra tips. We found it fascinating and all yet the reality is quite the contrary we ought to show a great deal of respect and you wonder why they limit dive activity around the sacred island of Ni‘ihau to only two days a week.
24:19 Tip 16 did you get a tech pass with GUE fundamentals. Remember it’s enough air to surface plus 1 minute to sort stuff out lol
I got a participation trophy because GUE was setup by kindergarten teacher I would say I fundamentally failed but I turned up and was not a risk to my own safety or others so I got that partial pass lol
I only went to get the recreational pass since I did the course in a single tank setup, and the tech pass requires doubles. But I am thinking strongly to just dive around my home with doubles and then try for the tech pass. There is no time limit for the trying for tech pass here, as far as I am aware, as long as it's reasonable.
I am still not 100% sure I will do tech diving, to be honest, although doing the training at least is appealing for the skills, knowledge, and comfort. Albeit an expensive one, haha.
My prime reason was to improve had to wait 3 months for enough people not much interest in winter, my thighs were wrecked after 3 days.
@arthur1670 that's one of my take aways, regardless of background and if you pass or not the course really does push you to your limits and helps you grow. I have a video I'm working on that goes into my experience from the course a bit more, too. It was intense going through it but a great experience nonetheless!
My daughter (21) recently got PADI certified, and that was the standard "you're not certified to go below 60' without (some kind) of sign off, deep diving course, additional training," etc. We took a trip to Cozumel at a PADI certified facility, and I made it clear to them that she had never dove below 60' and was not certified to do so. They indicated to me that they would "take care of it." I had specifically requested a shallow dive before venturing into deeper water. The day we arrived to dive, they put us on a boat, and I again notified them that she was not deep water certified. They said "ok, no problem." They then proceeded to the first dive location, which was a 90 foot reef dive. I should have demurred, but she was confident she could handle it, so we elected to go ahead with the dive. She handled it like a pro (she is a natural diver), and there were no mishaps. But I was very frustrated that they put us in this situation after repeated notification that she needed additional training. That said, the two of us talk about the do's and don't of diving all the time, so she did have the benefit of my background (AD with over 1000 dives in saltwater).
Later in the week, on a gradual assent along the bottom and near the end of the dive at about 60', her primary regulator locked up (yes, rented gear), and she literally had no air. She was about 40 feet away from me, so she quickly swam over to me, gave the no air signal and I brought my octopus to her mouth. She had trouble drawing from it, so I just gave her my main and used the octopus for myself. We then immediately started a nice, slow and orderly assent from the bottom together, exercised a safety stop, and made a perfect recovery. I was very proud of how she handled the emergency.
Dang, yes, that is sher negligence on the dive shop's part. Insurance can be voided if diving below your training, but the dive shop was properly notified, so it'd be negligence. I'm glad your daughter did so well regardless and the story of her recovering from a gear failure is inspiring! I like to have the mindset that gear can fail at anytime so when it does happen it's not so surprising. Practicing the out of air drill together from time to time will help keep it comfortable. It's one of the reasons I really like the long hose configuration too for the main regulator as it supports very easy air sharing.
Thank you for sharing this story!
👍🤿😎🇵🇭! Nicely said many things I need to work on! I wish to always improve any skill and be more consistent in diving! Many of the training skills you mentioned I so wish to get there and always wished to train under GUE! Always great videos 👍
Thank you, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! This one came out a bit long, but I hoped to pack a lot of good tips all around!
At tip #15. what are the consequence of a not treated decompression sickness? After one dive I had an abnormal fatigue, dizziness and weakness.
I do need to note that I am not a doctor, and what I am giving here is the best of my knowledge as a diver and from my training. The general advice but super important if you see signs is to stop diving, get put on 100% oxygen, note the symptoms and times, and call DAN and ask for their advice with the symptoms.
The symptoms are responses from your body failing to recompress successfully. If you start feeling better after being put on 100% oxygen it's like decompress sickness and the damage is already done but the body will start trying to heal and the symptoms could worsen over a 24 hour period.
The danger of DCI is that your spine and brain are softer tissues and could be affected so you don't want to risk conditions worsening. A bubble can form anywhere leading to worsening conditions and even permanent damage to death.
You just don't know how bad it is at the start, so it's good to take every precaution available as the consequences are dire.
Also important, you may be doing everything 100% right and still get DCI so that's why it's extra important to notice the symptoms and follow protocol so you can continue diving another day.
Without having time to watch all the tips, what exactly i shouldnt do, accroding to your tumbnail ? i liked it...
Haha, thank you, and do appreciate the watch when you have time, to spoil the one from the thumbnail the main gist of that one is to not chasing the wildlife. This photo is from Socorro and a common thing a lot of folks I've seen do is chase the manta rays and blow bubbles at them. I've heard wild things like the mantas enjoy it, but most of the time chasing the wild animals just causes them to leave. If your calm and show curiosity it is more likely the animal will also be curious to you and approach your vs run away.
This is what I strive to do anyways, and I feel given time, calmness, and patience most animals will approach you out of their own will.
@@itravelwisely me too... i also saw some idiotic behaviours under the water... unfrotunately from the group i was part as well... despite the dive master/organizer repeating him selfe each time how to behave correctly.
my first close encounter with a manta ray was spoiled by a guy swimming (UP) toward the manta, and freaking him out, causing the manta ray to leave in haste ruining my video.
@@itravelwisely also... what do you do, when someone from your group behaves incorrectly, and that someone is a good person on land, and his behaviour suprises you ?
Changing other's minds and behaviors is not an easy task. In general, it takes trust, so if you are diving with someone over multiple dives and see something they can improve on, and you feel you've established some kind of relationship then, casually and friendly let them know the reason what they are doing is not desirable and what they can do better.
The alternative is to be an authority and the person has to see you as an authorities figure and respect you for it.
That's in general my rules of trying to work with someone but I don't try to be antagonistic or overly sharing of opinions as that usually loses trust which could have the opposite effect.
@@itravelwisely that is a great diplomatic renponspne as we are striving to change behavior over time to best practices for the longevity of our environment and for the love of our self regulated SCUBA discipline. We would hate for the US government to step in and try to license and manage our recreational diving activities. As for my own personal experiences in Hawaii 2023 we did a Lanai snorkel charter with Captain Jacks and was a bit disappointed the clown in charge free dove down and plucked a small octo of of its den, swam it to the surface and allowed everyone to man handle the critter then dove it back down to its home. Of course the guy is desperate to keep his charter business afloat post COVID and apparently thinks it is appropriate to operating in such a manner to earn some extra tips. We found it fascinating and all yet the reality is quite the contrary we ought to show a great deal of respect and you wonder why they limit dive activity around the sacred island of Ni‘ihau to only two days a week.
Congrats on taking GUE Fundies 👏💪🤿
Thank you! Great class! I made a video on it recently, too, but I am sure you see the fundies weaved into some of the tips, too!