1) If given the opportunity, would you take up scuba diving as a sport or profession?

  • Thread starter Thread starter PUMABACK
  • Start date Start date
P

PUMABACK

Guest
2) Would you accept an invitation to go scuba diving in the open ocean?

3) What should I have said when the Dive Master informed me just before entering the water, that "we were going to dive to 80 feet, enter a cave, go to the back of it and exit out a lava tube .... and, There are usually 2 white tip sharks that hang out in the area." Should I have jumped in the water and trust that I'll be OK? Or should I have said "no way!" What would you have done?
 
1) I've been diving for over 30 years as a hobby. I'm not sure I'd take it up as a profession, though.

2) I'd go diving in the open ocean in a heartbeat, assuming that we had the proper equipment, support, and that the other divers were trained and experienced.

3) This depends on a lot of things. How deep into the cave will we go? Are we trained and equipped for cave diving? Has the cave been explored before, or are we the first? How big is the cave's diameter? Can 3-4 divers swim abreast inside? What is the visibility inside? Is it prone to silting up? Is it strung with guidelines already? How deep is the exit point? Are stage bottles hung for decompression stops? What are the conditions - weather, current, waves? Are there obstacles in the cave or lava tube that can snag a diver or their gear?

Notice I haven't asked about the sharks. While they are a risk, the bigger risks are you, your buddies, and your equipment.
 
Back
Top