After diving into different groups we were assigned a task which was either: Diving, Diver Tender, Emergency Diver Tender, Communication or Record Keeper. This will change each day until we each know how to perform each one.
Diving was weird today as there was less than 1 meter visibility and the sea bed was littered with metallic structures. After performing our surface checks we were soon at the bottom looking around and going over safety procedures (ie they cut off your air supply and you need to open your bail out).
At the bottom, my diving suit began to leak and as I reached the surface, my wooly bear (this is the name of the body warmer) my socks and underwear were totally soaked. Now this may sound dangerous but in fact all suits leak. As long as your head is dry and you have a constant air supply the rest is not that important. Once on the surface I took my suit off and gave it to the person in change of repairing them. The stitching was coming apart at the crouch and it only took him a few minutes to repair. Hopefully tomorrow I should be dry. 
Another aspect that we leant was the use of rope signals if there is a problem with radio communications.
- 1 Tug – Get divers attention (Reply by diver is 1 Tug)
- 5 bells (or quick tugs in a 2 – 2 – 1 sequence) = Diver to return to bottom of ladder (Same reply by diver)
- 4 Tugs (2 – 2) = Diver to return to surface (Same reply by diver)
It seems an easy task to do much a lot of the people on the course did not get it right first time.
In case you was doubting that it is not me.. here's a close up.
Towards the end of the dives a BBC camera crew appeared and began filming us (I’m not kidding) so keep tuned and you never know where I might appear.If you have been affected by the issues raised in this story, you can leave a comment in by blog (Thought you might like this Rach!)
3 comments:
I will refain to make any smart comments about your stitching in your crotch coming undone! Some subjects just should not even be discussed by your sister in law! =)
~Christy~
The BBC thingy is scheduled to be on the telly tonight - Reporting Scotland, 1830... if you don't live in Scotland, but do have Sky, BBC Scotland is channel 971. If you don't have a telly, don't live in Scotland and don't have Sky, it will probably appear on the web too. I'll try to get put a link in here.
Wow, look at you in that suit! And you're famous even! I love your little bbc disclaimer :) Miss ya love ya
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