Top 10 Worst Things You Can Do While Scuba Diving |

[@nicolezhang5351]

For experienced divers, don’t be a complete jerk towards new divers. Give new divers advice or information if you feel it will be helpful. But do it in a nice and friendly way. Don’t be a condescending jerk, making rude comments, and exchanging sideways glances with your fellow experienced dive friends, about how “stupid this new diver is”, when new divers make mistakes. Don’t make the new diver feel totally embarrassed and humiliated. Be helpful. Be friendly. Be a good ambassador for the sport of scuba diving. Help the new diver grow to love scuba diving as much as you do. Don’t be a jerk.

[@richardbuse228]

Also do not try to encourage new and inexperienced divers to go deeper than they are comfortable with, or to cave dive without proper training. (I actually ran into some guys like that in Florida once)

[@beasthayabusa1999]

This ^^^^

[@grene1955]

I have almost 300 dives and these tips are timeless things we need to be reminded of from time to time. My favorite is be nice to the crew and dive charter folks. I respect them for what they do, and I have never had a bad experience with them. Much the opposite... they remember that I have been respectful the next time I dive with them, and always have subtly acknowledged that. One dive in Hawaii with a team I had dived with many times, when the newbies ran out of air the dive leader took us all back to the boat, but signaled me to stay down. (After I had showed him hoe much gas I had left.) Then he took my one one of the best dive experiences I have ever had. It pays to be nice! Cameron, if you're out there, thanks!

[@raphaeltoledo3123]

Learned the first one the hard way. Recently got open water certified on february this year. Last week, I performed three 30-40 min dives above 18 meters. The first two dives, I was the one to setup my own gear. But at the third dive, staff from the resort I stayed in setup my gear for me. I checked the second stage and octo, and it worked alright so I thought it was fine. Also checked whether the first stage was tightly connected to the tank. I was kind of tired so I didn't check it thoroughly. Mid dive, I was feeling a little bit of water coming into the second stage. I thought that was normal since my reg was an old version of the aqualung titan, but it was a bit odd because I haven't seen that happen on my previous dives. After the dive, I dissassembled my gear and found out that the one who setup my gear left the small cover tape on the tank outlet. So I had to get my regulator serviced and replace the spg + filter because a lot of saltwater got inside the first stage and spg. Lesson learned: No matter how tired you are, always setup your own gear yourself because it's your own gear and your own life!

[@lindaolenzek4143]

Please explain what is a "cover tape"?

[@cluniliny]

@@lindaolenzek4143 it's a little piece of tape they put on filled tanks that should be removed before setting up your gear

[@PeterRAllen]

Some universal themes that cross oceans, cultures and decades of being a thoughtful, reasonable and safe diver....Thankyou...cheers from down under.... Australia's Coral Sea..

[@rancidschannel3206]

Another great video. I know it probably takes a lot to make this, but they are good and lighthearted as well as serious. Thanks

[@erictheshark9045]

Some weeks ago a diver lost his life in a (deep cold) lake (Hemmoor/Germany) Reason: heavy over-leaded! The rescuediver had a real problem to get him back to surface. It's a sad story . So it's absolutely important to take as less lead as needed.

[@diveinstructordaniel1095]

Oh again ? 😢 there are a lot of accidents happening.

[@caroleaton1]

As a fairly new diver I really appreciate these tips. Thanks ☺️

[@dragondada]

With the boat prop...I've seen people try to hold on to the motor, prop, skeg while waiting for the boarding ladder to be available. This is particularly stupid when there's waves or swell. Those props will come down on you hard! I had to push a buddy's head to the side to avoid the corner of the stern coming down on his Cranium. Basically a dunk/pimp slap move😁 Float, swim or hold on to the line and wait a few meters back from the boat.

[@searching4279]

Thank you for the advice!

[@cluniliny]

I'm a short person and if i don't set up my gear they usually place the tank too high so I hit my head when trying to look up. Big lesson. Always set up your own gear. My tank needs to be way lower than taller people's

[@gentlerain8537]

I wish my first diving experience was like you described… The entire experience was simply EGO Hazing … by the time we were ready to actually go into the ocean- I asked the facility to remove me from the dives because the guy was clearly an accident factory… … Cost me $200 extra just for my OPEN WATER… much better than diving with “that guy” who on the certification dive I skipped - he broke his leg… [Complacently] … As much as I want to go diving… I have only met complete jerks in the diving world… Definitely do not feel comfortable around anyone he trained or from those facilities… … Lots of nice people online though… …

[@barryschwarz]

A good lesson I learned from experience was not to run out of air underwater. 25 metres was the depth, thank goodness. Of course the real lesson is REGULARLY CHECK YOUR SPG!!!

[@joshthediver]

Wait… we’re not supposed to tickle sharks???

[@ScubaDiverMagazine]

I think you need written permission from the shark now...

[@davideaston8314]

But their giggles are so cute?!

[@AndresLeonRangel]

if you rent equipment... ALWAYS check the tank is fully open and check the regulator. Always! I had a diver that forgot to check his equipment and the tank valve wasnt opened!

[@BrandonGrannum]

The more you dive the better u get

[@madriver50]

My most dangerous mistake was following someone on a 140 foot dark dive with a bad current that refused to call the dive when I wanted to. He had twin 100 s, I had a single 100, he took off on me, I left him and made a free ascent when it turned to shit.

[@FreddyGaertner94]

That sounds terrifying

[@diverdave4056]

and most of these bad habits are due to the very poor training they got , when they took their SCUBA diving course at a dive shop with lousy instructors ! These days anyone with $$ can sign up a take and pass the written and open water tests !

[@diverdave4056]

@Mike Dunning doing tasks them and doing tasks correctly are two different things !

[@jeffconley6366]

WhY is your feelings about solo certification?

[@sammylacks4937]

Appear as food to any resident shark that is looking at me as Im a menu.

[@uwesieg7878]

...you should not go Solo diving without the proper training🤔

[@josephgurneck2577]

👍

[@damoddiver]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with solo diving, or the same ocean same day buddy system.

[@postmodern777]

I've been thinking about this lately, because I did a solo dive from a charter boat where I wasn't paired up with anyone by the staff, and no one invited me to dive with them. I explained my situation clearly to two of the instructors, but they didn't offer to let me accompany them. I didn't want to impose myself on anyone, so I jumped in the water by myself, telling the DM, "I have a spare-air and I'm not going that deep. I'll be okay." The thing that I underestimated here, is the power of panic. Simply put, you cannot depend on yourself to make safe choices when you panic, and panic is not something that you can guarantee wont happen, no matter how experienced or trained you are.

[@beasthayabusa1999]

“Be nice to the crew or we’ll sabotage you” is a strange take dude. Ofc be nice but threatening people if they aren’t is really not good in an extreme sport

[@adtfor]

11-minutes video that should be a tweet

[@devoramoscu2193]

Don't be giving advise to others divers to showoff your knowledge

[@jleljlel]

Been diving since 1984, 99% done by myself.Never had a problem and 100% not due to luck.

[@jtflypegasus]

pilots solo....pilots do solo night flight. why not a self-sufficient and self-reliant diver diving solo? your rule or philosophy of "do not solo dive" is not applicable to the whole diving community....dive photographers, spearfisherman dive solo....so is commercial divers....i have nothing against solo diving as long as your self-sufficient and self-reliant. cool

[@raphaelguerin2691]

Well if you dive solo you gotta assume the risk. Personally I freedive solo, you just gotta be extra careful not to push your limit.

[@stucorbett]

The "dive buddy" thing is nonsense. I'm sick of looking out for people who aren't looking out for me.

[@madriver50]

dont drift dive in mexico with the cheapest dive operator 2 miles from shore

[@deadstock82]

what happened''?

[@E_Clampus_Vitus]

All my diving is solo diving.🥹