same happened with me. i had bad exp after doing the stupid POINTLESS skills on the course. made me scared. i mean, when you loose your mask, first thing youd do is panic and inhale water! and die! well maybe not but you wouldnt be faffing around like this! we did this in the sea 12m down. no mask either. opening your eyes, all blurry and then thinking MUST NOT BREATH IN THRU NOSE all the time....bah its bloody scarey sh*t
Well, those skills are no stupid. They're preparing you for things that might happen in a foreign and potentially dangerous environment. Scuba diving is not for all. However your instructor should have been patient and not scare you away.
I think the skills are POINTLESS anyway! You do not speed up real fast and hit a wall when you are taking driving classes do you? It would be "very nice" to be prepared and to know how it would feel to have jaws, hands, and backs broken IN CASE you have a car accident? Why do we have to do it (get almost drowned) while learning to scuba dive then? This is a way TOO DUMB!
@Den9082 Yeah that makes no sense. You're not training on how deal with getting bent, you're training with avoiding it. All the skills are geared towards dealing with a problem underwater and avoiding them. Call it the equivalent of a driving class where you learn how to get a car back in control or never lose control for that matter. You're obviously not a diver or a very beginner so I am not sure why I am wasting my time.
I liked your comment to Noah (JewCompleteMe). Probably because I am also PADI certified. Face mask over a beard isn't easy. You need a Rabbi (doesn't everyone)? Ben
No mike in my face mask and no water in a virtual room. Do we merely bubble? We can't walk, swim. But we talk about G-d's Holy Torah, of course. What else? You need a rabbi. Your pal, Ben
is that a cap or his hair
jissyk1111 1 year ago
open water divin???? that's a poool isn't it ??-.-
sedain100 1 year ago
@sedain100 yes it's the pool session of a PADI Open Water Diver class which comprise 3-4 pool sessions and 4 open water dives if I am correct
edasque 1 year ago
same happened with me. i had bad exp after doing the stupid POINTLESS skills on the course. made me scared. i mean, when you loose your mask, first thing youd do is panic and inhale water! and die! well maybe not but you wouldnt be faffing around like this! we did this in the sea 12m down. no mask either. opening your eyes, all blurry and then thinking MUST NOT BREATH IN THRU NOSE all the time....bah its bloody scarey sh*t
mistressmpt 2 years ago
Well, those skills are no stupid. They're preparing you for things that might happen in a foreign and potentially dangerous environment. Scuba diving is not for all. However your instructor should have been patient and not scare you away.
edasque 1 year ago
@edasque
I think the skills are POINTLESS anyway! You do not speed up real fast and hit a wall when you are taking driving classes do you? It would be "very nice" to be prepared and to know how it would feel to have jaws, hands, and backs broken IN CASE you have a car accident? Why do we have to do it (get almost drowned) while learning to scuba dive then? This is a way TOO DUMB!
Den9082 1 year ago
@Den9082 Yeah that makes no sense. You're not training on how deal with getting bent, you're training with avoiding it. All the skills are geared towards dealing with a problem underwater and avoiding them. Call it the equivalent of a driving class where you learn how to get a car back in control or never lose control for that matter. You're obviously not a diver or a very beginner so I am not sure why I am wasting my time.
edasque 1 year ago
@edasque well said
kefsound 1 year ago
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Den9082 1 year ago
This is weak when I learned to dive the first time we were on scuba the instructirs made us swim around the pool twice with no mask
otoole420 2 years ago
God I hated doing this its soo horrible!!
Vickiezoo 2 years ago
horrible but basic. what if this happens in a depth of 15m and you're not able to do this properly?
Dayuchan 2 years ago
This is a very good confidence building exercise? Reminds me of the old LA County Certification course.
Dreaded88 4 years ago
I liked your comment to Noah (JewCompleteMe). Probably because I am also PADI certified. Face mask over a beard isn't easy. You need a Rabbi (doesn't everyone)? Ben
virtualrabbi 4 years ago
Ah ! That's funny. Two jewish divers in a virtual room, what do they walk about ?
edasque 4 years ago
No mike in my face mask and no water in a virtual room. Do we merely bubble? We can't walk, swim. But we talk about G-d's Holy Torah, of course. What else? You need a rabbi. Your pal, Ben
virtualrabbi 4 years ago
Interesting that air is leaking from the tank valve/1st stage.. Was this noticed during the training?
HangFire7 4 years ago
Yes I did notice it then. Doesn't really matter in the pool though.
edasque 4 years ago