Today we went to Del Monte beach for the ocean part of our Rescue Diver class. It was our first time at that dive site - and actually - since we stayed pretty shallow there wasn't much to see as far as sea life ... just sand dollars and a big snail with a pretty shell. There's supposed to be a big shale reef further off the beach though.
I got to practice being the victim a lot - Curtis had to haul me out on his back. I was supposed to try returning the favor, but man - I'm just not strong enough. I was able to help with a two person carry and then drag him up the beach. :)
In the water we were supposed to practice removing equipment while giving rescue breaths and towing the unresponsive diver back to shore. It's really hard to do and as the waves and current were starting to pick up and we were starting to get tired ... I actually gave up and decided to try again another time. Curtis kept working at it but he needs more practice too - we were struggling with keeping the timing of the rescue breaths while making progress with removing gear. We did well at bringing an unresponsive diver up from the bottom though. That's something!
Still - although we haven't completed our rescue diver certification yet, we have learned a lot about how to help ourselves as well as help others in trouble. Hopefully that training will help us keep from getting in trouble in the first place!
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