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This is cool stuff and I wan that HUD, but I take pause with the following statement: > With these two innovations, you would not need a certification course t
by jressey 10y ago
This is cool stuff and I wan that HUD, but I take pause with the following statement:
> With these two innovations, you would not need a certification course to dive safely.
There is a lot more to diver certification than learning how to control buoyancy and how to read your computer. You need to be comfortable breathing through your mouth, you have to know how to share air, you need to know how to configure and connect your equipment, what materials are appropriate for what kind of dive. You need experience with some trusted people. Most importantly, there's only one way to learn that spit and baby shampoo are the only useful defoggers for your goggles.
- mahyarm 10y agoI agree, just holding your breath is a huge no-no in diving. So is learning to deal with emergency situations. Diving certification will still be needed in some form, even if it is reduced.
- Agathos 10y agoAt least two ways: scuba diving and skiing.
- azaydak 10y agoI agree. I remember doing my basic certification. 1/3 of the class almost failed just from the test that requires you to take your mask off underwater then put it back on and clear it. The second they closed their eyes while underwater they would freak out.
- joshuaheard 10y agoIt's true a big part of the certification program is acclimating to the underwater environment and learning emergency procedures. I guess I should say it would streamline the certification course. It would probably reduce the all-day classroom portion to a one-hour video.