Diventures Magazine | English Edition May 2020 | Page 37

3- Not Watching Air Consumption
New divers are famous for completely
ignoring their air-pressure gauge, which is
frightening since air is the single most
important thing to a diver. I try to train
my students to keep such a close watch
on their air that when I ask them how
2- Not Equalizing Soon Enough much they have, they shouldn’t have to
Many new divers still wait until they feel look to know. Watch your air and know at
pain or pressure before equalizing, some all times how much you have — there is
others feel embarrassed to quit the dive absolutely no excuse for neglecting this.
or delay the start of the dive, Aside from After
physical problems in the ears, this is the consumption so that on future dives in
most similar conditions you’ll be able to
reason
divers
have
dives,
chart
your
air
difficulty equalizing in the first place. estimate how much air you’ll need.
Once you’re experiencing pain, it’s going REMEMBER, OUT OF AIR SURPRISE IS
to be difficult, if not impossible, to NOT PLEASANT
equalize your ears. Even trying to do so
could cause irritation and inflammation,
making it even harder on the next dive.
Equalize every meter on your way down,
before you feel pain or pressure, and
especially in the first 10 meters. If you do
feel pain, ascend a little and then try to
equalize. Don’t force it
REMEMBER, WE EQUALIZE NOT TO FEEL
PAIN NOT OTHER WAY AROUND.
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