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Self-reliance is less about “hey I fancy a dive, and off you go” it’s more about serious planning and organisation so that if the worst should happen, you’ve considered it and have a contingency. This all starts before you leave your home and I cannot stress this enough, if you’re diving alone then tell somebody where you’re going, and when to raise an alarm if you don’t check-in. Oh, and maybe tell them who to contact too so they’re not wasting time trying to find who’s best to contact.
Now we have covered this topic in another video so it’s worth checking that out too if you’re considering self-reliance and while we don’t particularly recommend diving solo, many of the skills and procedures of self-reliant diving will make you a better diver. Now obviously this doesn’t replace proper training and there is a lot more to diving solo but
Let’s take a look at How To Be A More Self-Reliant Diver
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its not the first problem that will get you or even the second one. its the snowball effect of a series of problems.
Excellent video! I once did a dive early in my dive career, with all rental gear. Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest...cold, dark, and current. I noticed that when I inhaled, the gauge needle would drop drastically, then come back up to "normal". Halfway through the dive I decided I didn't have any idea how much air I had left. I called the dive, let my buddy know, and started to surface. I did my safety stop, and slowly ascended. As I literally broke the surface, my air ran out. I inhaled, and nothing. Big lesson learned. I then bought all my own gear, and have it serviced regularly, and test it again before I go diving.
Way long before I even done my Self Reliant Course , always had buddies Joking about the Back-Up Kit in the back of the car , including a fully prepped set of Regs ,
Curiously have helped out with Hoses , Mask , Torch , SPG, Dive Computer ( no wasn´t on a repetitive Dive )
and even down to O-rings ,
as the old saying goes
ALWAYS EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED ,
Safe Diving all
Great video. As I'm always telling my teen children, "Knowing is not the same as doing!" You may know what a Switch Triple Rodeo 1440 is, but landing one is a whole another banana requiring lots and lots of practice. Since we do dive trips only two or three times a year now we do our own skills and communication refreshers in a pool before leaving. It also serves as a good check for detecting equipment problems so they can be repaired before we leave. On a personal note, I only dove solo recreationally, solo technical diving is something else entirely. Stay safe.
CMASIII since 1992. Yes I have dived solo, my gear is sometimes old, my favorite BCD dates from 1990 but it is immaculately maintained as is the rest of my gear. When modern divers see the razor sharp serrated knife strapped to my right leg they make comments "Cousteu is off to stab sompe sharks". Well it has been there for 30+ years I know where it is I cannot quite con-sieve of a diving situation where I cannot get my right hand to it. Now getting back to the point. I have dived solo from choice. In Scotland, repairing a mooring, searching, finding and attaching Bouy to an anchor etc. All this at -5m max. I did not want my buddy diver in the water with me. I had enough work to do without worrying about him. He had to stay oçn the surface' in the boat. There he was useful. If the worst of my klit failed I dumb my bet and hit the surface. OK that's when I chose to dive solo. After that things happen and you end up solo. I was in Scapa flow, diving the wreck from memory the Inverlaine,. The most beutiful wsreck at scapa flow. You climbged onto it, then dived into it and dived within it. Outside the wreck 4 MPH current, that gave clear water perfect visibility and the sun was shining. A seal lived in the wreck. She saw me and tempted me on, camera on hand from Room to Room to room. then dissipated. I was left in a room 4m by 4m a porthole, just large enough for my head, nothing else. At that moment I thought, what happens if at this moment one bit of my kit fails. THAT SCARED ME.
Love the video!! Currently doing my divemasters in hope to go onto be a instructor and your videos really help give little tips and things to thing about during my internship 😊😊😊
Practice is very good but dont just do it in a pool. A freeflowing regulator in 5 degrees, 30 meters below the surface without no one to help is something else than in a pool. Its stressful and you will need hours of practise before going solo.
Or better,; dont go deep but still practise practise practise.
Just going through some old vids. This was originally put out when I was waiting for my OW to begin. Before I even started my OW, I used the kit requirements from the SDI Solo and PADI Self Reliant courses to determine what gear I should buy to enjoy scuba. From my 1st dive as a cert OW diver, I have been self reliant, so to speak. My 1st pony was a 13cu Catalina which I slung on my left side. I practised switch over drills with a flooded mask, on my 1st dive, and still continue to practice. 1yr and 10 months since my OW, did my AOW after I had 40 dives. Switched to a 30cu pony around 60 dives. At 170 dives, 11 months after getting my OW, I did SDI Solo. On my 60th bday, 1yr 11days after my OW, I did my 200th dive, virtually all have been self reliant. Currently sitting at 265 dives, a slower pace this yr as I took 2 months off for an ear issue. Having said that, 265 dives in 22 months is not bad for a new rec diver, and oh ya, throw in doing my OW in a drysuit for new diver complexity. My local conditions favour divers being self reliant. Vis can downright suck on occasion. I love being able to dive, and not worry about what my "buddy" is doing. Night solo dives, I love. I can use my red spot in my Gobe 1000, and not be bothered by the bright lights of others.
Follow the good old saying, two is as good as one and one is as good as none
Awesome Information !! Happy Diving
Great video!
If I have my Rambo knife, I'm ready for anything
Great video!!! Thank you.
I do sidemount I practice my gas switch mask switch and need to practice DSMB more
ahhhhhh. I hate to be this guy...... but i spent more time awake under water then i did above this year..... and not once was i with someone else. I love being solo
just dont be a dumb ass
Ahhhhh. Complacency.
@@nyax129 At least if you're a dumb ass solo diving you won't kill your buddy. ;-)
@@michaelatherton5761 very true after being a full time DM for the last 4 years and doing the same job i used to do above ground with a team of 6 in the oil patch..... just 90 feet lower and SOLO. i hate to say it... but if im not looking after someone else chances are i AM safer. Its about skill level, confidence and knowledge. If you dive long enough or spend enough time looking after others..... solo does not seam that scary. Or in my case, solo diving WELL doing a heavy crane lifts with 7000 pound anchors dangling from 90 feet of chain. sorry but i hate when people bash solo divers just because they are not as confident under water. is there higher risk? of course there is. but like all things in life, im not scared of it. And i would tell others to embrace it. If your comfortable under water solo. thats the buddy i want
@@kimedgar8915 not at all. I teach that. confidence and knowledge.
Good tip on checking the SPG.
Dive in Indiana no vis this year
Most dives were the same as solo
Minnesota is much the same. Solution? Buddy line.
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Love the video. I'm greenhorn in diving but I was sailing pretty much alone without autopilot. As you said: checking before and predictions of not even worst scenario but every scenario. My boat looked like gypsy carriage with pieces of rope and attached knives everywhere. And yes... I was peeing in the cockpit :) I think that was also good school before I start to dive alone. I like that you guys made a video about solo diving beacuse even if every dive school says "don't" people do that and shall do that ( me included but not yet :)). Thanks.
I just purchased a PLB...Personal Locator Beacon...uses GPS to alert emergency services of your location, good world wide...in lieu of a PLB, as you mentioned, notifying someone that if you don't report by a certain time is good but I think alerting the Police or Fire Dept. that you are diving in their area may be better...
What PLB did you decide on, and how deep is it rated? i know the GPS will not work under water i would be more worried about flooding it. I have an older Garmin spot but that's only ipx7 so only good down to a meter.
@@diverdan557 I don't think there are any PLB's that work at depth. In fact, I think it's recommended that you hold them up at arms length when floating on the surface. I have a Garmin inReach and I think it's only rated for accidental submersion underwater (not flooding). I'm not sure if it works at all underwater. I have an older Nautilus radio and a newer Nautilus GPS both of which can only be used on the surface. If you're aware of any that work underwater can you list them?
I put my PLB in a dry box and attach it to my BCD
@@dh5645 Not a bad idea for cost savings, but will the response center know you're in the water and what type of rescue to send? Can you customize the distress call?
Michael Atherton Yes the PLB uses GPS and tells the responders your exact location anywhere in the world.
Just show the devices
Ugh
You have pretty much stolen a video I was going to make 🤣🤣🤣🤣
sorry Benje 😔 Tell you what you should make it! Then post it on here for everyone to see 😁