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Re:The Blue Hole in the Red Sea is the deadliest dive site i... by Agingcoder on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @06:41PM (#26962866)
I remember my padi instructor (British, in Malaysia) as being completely paranoid, which was a good thing.

He essentially told us that any missteps would have very nasty consequences, and spent most of his time badgering us with safety precautions. He also encouraged us to dive with a guide, do refresher dives, etc.

The only downside is that I don't dive anymore now that I have kids, since I believe it's dangerous, and I'm worried I will make a mistake...

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Re:The Blue Hole in the Red Sea is the deadliest dive site i... by exidy on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @02:50AM (#26966478)
Interesting, I also got my open water in Malaysia. My South African instructor spent a lot of time drilling safe decent / safe ascent practices into us, making us practice individual and buddy drills etc. I will always be grateful to him for instilling good practices from the get-go.
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