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Tom, Its just too easy to leave them on, the only time i take them off is NEVER on the Wahoo -- no need to --- But on boats with crap ladders that cant accomodate them I will take them off -- but then i rarely will charter a boat with a crap ladder-- Iwill take them off when i go sailing and diving with my wife in the BVI -- those boats dont have dive ladders at all. regards, jds At 02:38 PM 10/28/1999 GMT, tom wylie wrote: >Joel > >I would say that this is 'the norm' in UK waters, I have seen nobody on a >dive boat with a spine ( -|-|-|-|- ) ladder remove their fins to come up the >ladder and I have been diving 15 years all over the UK. > >This is man, woman, with double or singles whatever... others in the UK feel >free to correct me on this....I am no oracle > >With the swell I think that the fear is comming off the ladder with no fins >on hence you have a lack of propulsion until you relocate them. If you drop >them, well..... > >I think the feeling here is only dekit when the dive is done, ie when you >are on the deck. I suppose it would be the same as removing you mouth piece >whilst on the way up the ladder...just not done... I do not know if this is >DIR or not...it works and is IMHO the safest given the sea conditions in the >UK... > >Hope this adds a bit of insight.... always willing to be convinced otherwise >providing you show me first on a nice choppy day... :-) > >Tom > > >>From: Joel Markwell <joeldm@mi*.co*> >>To: Techdiver <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >>Subject: Re: un-kitting before / after getting back on board >>Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:23:01 +0000 >> >>Are you guys serious about climbing ladders with fins on? I can't imagine >>any situation where it would be preferable to climb a ladder with fins on. >>I >>would never climbed a ladder, either with a single 80 or double 104s >>wearing >>my fins. The one time I did do it, it was a pain in the ass and I >>endangered >>myself by doing so. Which is more likely to be fatal, having to put your >>fins back on in the water because you fell back in or smacking your head on >>a rail and your foot slips off and you fall unconscious into the water? I >>always take them off once I have a hand on the ladder and sling my fins on >>my forearms to climb the ladder. It's easy to do, it keep me in control of >>my equipment and I have them available if I fall off the ladder. I've never >>lost a fin in the water either wearing it or when so slung. >> >>I would CERTAINLY never wear fins in high seas (the highest I've >>experienced >>on a boat is 8 foot swells). If you do fall off, get negative, don your >>fins, swim back. If you can't easily doff and don your fins, then you have >>some work to do. >> >>When I tried to climb a ladder with fins on I was wearing an 80 and was >>climbing back on board to check a camera. I'll never do it again and the >>notion of doing the same stunt with doubles or any slung gear is ludicrous! >> >>Any other input on this? >> >>Later, >> >>JoeL >> > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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