Another newbie...

Padowan · July 19th, 2006, 11:54 AM

Hi all!

Thought I'd pop in and say hello - some of you may know me, and those that do, will also know that I'm not DIR, but please don't castigate me for that!

As an OC diver, I was just about to embark down the DIR route for the challenge, discipline and team attitude that it offered over my previous training agencies, but was swayed at the last minute by shiney bubbless toys so am now diving CCR.

Joined up here do hopefully paticipate in some good discussion about some practices which I feel are common across all types of diving - decompression strategy, good procedures and risk management - and hopefully both contribute and gain something from the excercise. Not interested in any bashing in either direction

So, see you around on the boards, maybe bump into you in the water or on a boat.

Oh, and by the way, according to the only DIR trained diver I've dived with (Mr Chase), I can hold a 6m stop with my feet in the air "just like a DIR diver" so hopefully that will help my acceptance!!

Simon

Tricky · July 19th, 2006, 12:07 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Padowan)

...I can hold a 6m stop with my feet in the air...

I've got a mental picture of a diver hanging vertically with his head down and feet up

Welcome to the forum

marine521 · July 19th, 2006, 12:08 PM

Welcome Simon.
I hope that you enjoy your stay. I cannot comment on the DIR or not DIR training since I havent been trained according to DIR standards but I have seen and dived with some Greek Divers that embrace some of them... and I must say that it suits my attitude in diving...

I am an OC diver and after all what we all have in mind is diving safe... DIR or not DIR

Sterny · July 19th, 2006, 04:45 PM

Welcome to DIRX! Good to have you here

**Howard Payne** · July 19th, 2006, 05:03 PM

Welcome fella!

ppo2_diver · July 19th, 2006, 06:17 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Padowan)

Oh, and by the way, according to the only DIR trained diver I've dived with (Mr Chase), I can hold a 6m stop with my feet in the air "just like a DIR diver" so hopefully that will help my acceptance!!

You mean you can hang upside down from a deco bar like a monkey? I'm glad to see I'm not the only one doing that.

Welcome to the board!!!

Tetsu · July 23rd, 2006, 06:14 PM

A 6 mtr stop with your feet in the air. What a giant you must be...

Ted

July 19th, 2006, 11:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Padowan(Offline) New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 4	Another newbie... Hi all! Thought I'd pop in and say hello - some of you may know me, and those that do, will also know that I'm not DIR, but please don't castigate me for that! As an OC diver, I was just about to embark down the DIR route for the challenge, discipline and team attitude that it offered over my previous training agencies, but was swayed at the last minute by shiney bubbless toys so am now diving CCR. Joined up here do hopefully paticipate in some good discussion about some practices which I feel are common across all types of diving - decompression strategy, good procedures and risk management - and hopefully both contribute and gain something from the excercise. Not interested in any bashing in either direction So, see you around on the boards, maybe bump into you in the water or on a boat. Oh, and by the way, according to the only DIR trained diver I've dived with (Mr Chase), I can hold a 6m stop with my feet in the air "just like a DIR diver" so hopefully that will help my acceptance!! Simon

July 19th, 2006, 12:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tricky(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Reading, Berkshire Posts: 555	Quote: (Originally Posted by Padowan) ...I can hold a 6m stop with my feet in the air... I've got a mental picture of a diver hanging vertically with his head down and feet up Welcome to the forum __________________ "I know that you believe that you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realise that what you heard is not what I meant." "Make me one with everything" said the Mystic to the Hamburger vendor. UK Diving Forum Sryth: A Free Online Text RPG Join the Adventure! Fallen Sword: Free online RPG

July 19th, 2006, 12:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
marine521(Offline) New Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Athens Posts: 61	Welcome Simon. I hope that you enjoy your stay. I cannot comment on the DIR or not DIR training since I havent been trained according to DIR standards but I have seen and dived with some Greek Divers that embrace some of them... and I must say that it suits my attitude in diving... I am an OC diver and after all what we all have in mind is diving safe... DIR or not DIR __________________ Hellenic Underwater Times: Everything is Different Down Under

July 19th, 2006, 04:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
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July 19th, 2006, 05:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
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July 19th, 2006, 06:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
ppo2_diver (Online) DIR Practitioner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Naperville, IL USA (Chicago Suburb) Posts: 104	Quote: (Originally Posted by Padowan) Oh, and by the way, according to the only DIR trained diver I've dived with (Mr Chase), I can hold a 6m stop with my feet in the air "just like a DIR diver" so hopefully that will help my acceptance!! You mean you can hang upside down from a deco bar like a monkey? I'm glad to see I'm not the only one doing that. Welcome to the board!!! __________________ Duane A. Johnson Precision Diving

July 23rd, 2006, 06:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tetsu(Offline) New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nieuw Vennep, Netherlands Posts: 16	A 6 mtr stop with your feet in the air. What a giant you must be... Ted