Posts by black1

  • Going to school in the Caribbean

    I have heard Saba is beautiful and a favorite amongst people who go to those surrounding areas, but, I believe it was mentioned that every were around the entire island is a marine santuary and there is no spearing allowed...at least with a gun. You may want to also e-mail the Islands city hall/tourism centers to ask if spearfishing is allowed on the Islands, again many of the areas there are marine santuaries and spearfishing is illegal for the most part.

  • Safety Read

    I do not think it is so much as signing something, unless of course you are a boat captain and have some legal form needed to sign, but, more to do with practicing safety drills so each knows exactly what to do and it is ingrained in them. It is difficult to explain a rescue drill for SWB without actually seeing exactly what to do in my opinion, but I found this for you to read and I added an important part which is to use the "Tap, Talk, Blow" method. When the diver is brought to the surface and you remove his mask, you should TAP his cheeks firmly, TALK his name out loud (breath Jim, breath Jim!!) and BLOW forcibly directly across his eyes a few times.


    ASSISTING THE UNCONSCIOUS DIVER


    Care should be given when assisting the unconscious diver to the surface who has experienced blackout. This physiological response is the body's voluntary response to the impending physical condition of critical hypoxia. The rescue person should take care in not startling or aggravating the unconscious diver's body, such as slapping or yelling at him, as this could cause the victim to stay in an unconscious state.


    The following care should be given to the unconscious diver:


    - The diver's head should be supported by cradling his neck
    - To help prevent the diver from taking in more water, cover the diver's mask and mouth with your free hand (the one not cradlng his neck)
    - While maintaining firm contact with the unconscious diver, swim to the surface, supporting the victim all the way to the surface.
    - Once at the surface, tilt the head upwards slightly to keep the airway open.
    - Any flotation device, such as a surface float, line or boat platform will help.
    - Remove the unconscious diver's mask to aid in air circulation and breathing.
    - Wait for the diver to regain consciousness (breathing, responsiveness to questions, etc).
    *Shallow Water Blackout response time is typically 3 - 10 seconds
    *Deep Water Blackout response time is between 10 - 30 seconds
    - Once the diver has recovered and is breathing on his own, continued observation by the rescuer is important until out of the water.


    There is a possibility that the diver will surface and then blackout. Careful, detailed observation is required at all times by the rescuing entities involved. All diving should be stopped for that day.


    If the diver does not respond and fails to start breathing on his own, begin the following:


    *Ditch all weights and masks from the unconscious diver and the rescuer.
    *Start basic first aid, arousal, open the airway and check for breathing


    If the diver is not breathing, initiate the following procedures:


    *Signal for additional assistance
    *Begin performing artifical respiration (2 breaths initially, followed by 1 breath every 5 seconds)
    *Evacuate the diver from the water, either by towing to shore or to a boat
    *Once on shore or deck of the boat, continue maintaining airway control, artifical respiration, and check for a pulse. If no pulse is present, initiate CPR while continuing artifical respiration
    *Activate the planned EMS (Emergency Medical System)

  • GoPro HD Underwater Blurry Fix

    I am thinking of getting this camera and eyeofmine flat lens and would like to know from you all that have them which area to mount the camera do you feel is best, head mount (hood like Greeks), gun mount, pole like Pauls etc. I was thinking on my gun because I like the fact that you can aim steadily at an area or object and still move your head around quickly to inspect the area/fish etc without the camera moving rapidly. I have seen some people with the camera on there head and all you see is rapid movements from them looking every which way. Greek I know how yours is setup and you do a good job of keeping it relatively smooth when looking around. What are your thoughts guys.



    Also what editing program do you all use to edit your videos with music and text?

  • Paul's PWC Float Set-Up for Spearfishing

    Paul


    How easy/difficult is it to attach your sled to the ski when you launch it? do you place the sled in the back of a truck and simply hook it up to the ski when launching? a ski around here in south Florida would be great for quick launching and doing some diving since we don't have to go far, I dont usually dive solo, but, there are times when there is no one around to dive and the urge becomes overwhelming and a ski would be perfect, mount a depth/fish finder, clip your float to the ski and dive shallow water for snappers just for dinner would be great...although one problem is that it can get super hot here in the summer and you would get scorched with no shade.

  • Aloha

    Thanks for the video Paul, I like your setup...it looks like you dive solo alot of the time.