Loads done this weekend

What a weekend. Done loads on the DM course.

Search and Recovery. 

This involved tying knots and lifting an object with weight bags. This also involved giving a briefing on tying a knot and a search pattern. 

I had to use the U shape search pattern and tying the Bow Line knot. 

 

Rescue Scenario

 

For this I had to "rescue" an unresponsive non breathing diver who was face down in the water. 

This brought back memories from the Rescue Course. 

Not the best rescue but it was ok for this part of the course. 

Mapping Project
 

Myself and Jay were tasked with a mapping project at Capernwray. We had to find and then mark the saucer and the pigs with SMB's and then take bearing to and from these points to other fixed objects (like the heli2, plane or Diving Bell)

To be honest it was easier than I thought it would be. The only trouble we had was to find the saucer !!!

Tired Diver Tow

 

On your marks, set .... Go

3 of us DMT's attempted our Tired Diver Tows at Capernwray and it was a good tow!!
I done this in 1:53 plenty of time to score 5 

Only another 10 points to find out of 400m swim. 800m swim, equipment exchange and a 15minute tread water. 

Happy Days!!

Loads done today !!! More tomorrow

Well my DM course is going good now !!!

Today (sat) done and got signed off the following. 

Search and Recovery

Rescue Scenario

Also went in with students on Dive 2

Tomorrow (Sun) will be doing the Mapping Project and Diver Tow. 

More info to follow. 

Also I tied the knot today !!!

 

A good session today

Divemaster training continues ...


A very good session today, alot of skills done today - top marks on Mask removal !!!

I just need to have more sessions like this

Back to it

After a long period of inactiveness on the DM course, managed to get some stuff done.

So on a wet miserable Bank Holiday Monday, Jason, Rob Y, Sarah and myself were at Capernwray working our way through a couple of workshops

They included Discover Local Diving and Discover Scuba Diving.

We also had a try at Dive Site Orientation. And I took on the Dive Site Set Up.


Jason and myself had the Discover Local Diving workshop and had to plan and brief a dive in Capernwray for 2 qualified divers, whist Sarah and Rob Y had the Discover Scuba Diving workshop to plan and brief.

Then we went to put them in to practice on the 6m shelf - that was harder than it looked !!!

More soon ....