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MovedGoalPosts · 01-03-2009, 23:03

Doing a Technical Scuba Diving course in a murky gravel pit at about 9metre depth. Had to swim, with no mask so I couldn't see properly, round all four sides of a 3m square whilst pretending to be out of air and thus exhaling only. Once round the square signal to your dive buddy and get an air source. By now I was really desperate for a breath, as it takes a while to swim and negotiate those corners when you are loaded with the drag of twin cylinders and other paraphernalia. I get the buddy's regulator, spit my own out, and then in my haste drop my buddies. :disturbed:

Fortunately, as with any good dive instructor when regulator skills are being practised, they were on hand ready to jab another regulator in my mouth. Even so I was not a happy bunny and never ever want to be in that state of panic again.

01-03-2009, 23:03	#5
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 62 Posts: 15,868	Re: Your brown trouser moments.. Doing a Technical Scuba Diving course in a murky gravel pit at about 9metre depth. Had to swim, with no mask so I couldn't see properly, round all four sides of a 3m square whilst pretending to be out of air and thus exhaling only. Once round the square signal to your dive buddy and get an air source. By now I was really desperate for a breath, as it takes a while to swim and negotiate those corners when you are loaded with the drag of twin cylinders and other paraphernalia. I get the buddy's regulator, spit my own out, and then in my haste drop my buddies. :disturbed: Fortunately, as with any good dive instructor when regulator skills are being practised, they were on hand ready to jab another regulator in my mouth. Even so I was not a happy bunny and never ever want to be in that state of panic again.