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Originally Posted by jome
I always tell people "if you find your self thinking that should I act or not...It's time to act". No one's pb is so important that you should risk the cosequences of not acting to save that.
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Well done Ben for taking action immediately when you realised something is wrong. A good buddy is one who occasionally picks me up when I don't need rescue, just because I didn't look right or let go of some air. Not one who tells me afterwards "First you let go of a bit of air, then lots, then you started shaking, then I tapped you and you gave a signal, so I waited a bit longer, then you came up and had a samba and I didn't know what to do."
Safety training can seem very theoretical - after all, we are used to doing things like fire drills and first aid courses, but few of us expect to encounter fires or first aid situations in everyday life. We do these things 'just in case'. Freedive safety training is different. I soon realised that blackouts and LMCs are a reality of the sport, and while they shouldn't happen all the time, they certainly are not unlikely to ever happen.
A bit off topic, but something else important is to pay attention to your buddy's condition upon surfacing. Sometimes I have seen someone who doesn't have any obvious signs of LMC, but is in a terrible state, dark blue face, gasping uncontrollably, distressed expression. I know we don't always look great after a max attempt, but that surely can't be good. When that happens, sometimes I have told the person that they are close to the limit and should not try for longer, but they ignore my advice.
