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Old June 8th, 2006
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Re: my shallow water blackout nightmare
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I'm glad you're alive. Even though your rescue wasn't perfect, it was good enough to save your life with no damage.

In addition to reading about rescue techniques, proper rescue training with in-water practice is important. Now that you know just how dangerous this sport is, the cost of good training probably seems much more reasonable.

PFI have classes in Miami, but their July 22 class is fully booked. You could contact them to see if they would add a session of their 8 hour "Safety Freediver" class tailored for your group. It doesn't hurt to ask. Better yet sign up for the 4 day intermediate class in September.

I am completely inexperienced in freediving, but after just completing the PFI 4 day intermediate freediver course I believe I can handle an in-water blackout of a dive buddy. Still, I suggest that rescue drills would be a good warm up to each dive until they are 100% automatic. Certainly if you are diving with a new dive partner it makes sense to do rescue drills.

Jim
Last edited by jimqpublic; June 8th, 2006 at 04:49.
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