#20482
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From DiveGirlFWB: Yes! Anyone can SCUBA dive as long as they have the desire to do it. Like the lady you were talking about, I had major issues clearing my mask when I was a student. It took many hours in the shallow end and more than one Open Water class before I mastered the mechanics of it. (I’m a big-time nose breather even now.) Eventually, I got good at it and now I teach SCUBA. Finally, whatever you do DO NOT let a diver like this go deeper to try the skill. W...
I beg to differ, my first wife wanted to dive but was prone to panic even shallow in clear water. My 2nd wife couldn’t clear her ears. My current (and last) wife wants to dive but ever since the DM hit her in the head with an AL80 even snorkeling around others is a problem.
And don’t even get me started on divers I’ve seen who shouldn’t be diving, two women in Key Biscayne hanging upside down from the mooring rode the entire dive rather than go back up and ask for more weight. A diver in Wakatobi who couldn’t set up her own gear or carry it to the dive platform. Would you want any of these as your buddy when things go wrong?!
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