Helping a Tired Buddy

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Sometimes divers find they can’t swim to the boat or shore, because they have become too tired or have some other problem. Severe leg cramps may make swimming difficult as well. Tired diver tows at the surface allow you to help.

Tired diver
  • Begin by establishing buoyancy for yourself and the diver you’re helping.
  • Use the cylinder valve tow, with you and the diver floating face up, for short distances.
  • Use the tired diver push (modified tired-swimmer carry) for longer tows.

For both, swim at a slow, steady pace to the exit.

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Module Five

Lesson one: Introduction - Using Dive Computers and Tables II

Lesson one: Introduction - Using Dive Computers and Tables II

Lesson two: Planning a Minimum Surface Interval

Lesson two: Planning a Minimum Surface Interval

Lesson three: Flying After Diving and Altitude Diving

Lesson three: Flying After Diving and Altitude Diving

Lesson four: Cold and/or Strenuous Dives

Lesson four: Cold and/or Strenuous Dives

Lesson five: Missing a Decompression Stops

Lesson five: Missing a Decompression Stops

Lesson six: First Aid and Treatment for Decompression Illness

Lesson six: First Aid and Treatment for Decompression Illness

Lesson one: Introduction - Being a Diver V

Lesson one: Introduction - Being a Diver V

Lesson two: Gas Narcosis

Lesson two: Gas Narcosis

Lesson three: Finding Your Way

Lesson three: Finding Your Way

Lesson four: Continuing Your Adventure

Lesson four: Continuing Your Adventure

Lesson one: Introduction - Your Skills as a Diver V

Lesson one: Introduction - Your Skills as a Diver V

Lesson two: Deep Water Entry – Put on Scuba Kit at the Surface, Controlled Seated Entry

Lesson two: Deep Water Entry – Put on Scuba Kit at the Surface, Controlled Seated Entry

Lesson three: Helping a Tired Buddy

Lesson three: Helping a Tired Buddy

Lesson four: Neutral Buoyancy – Visual Reference Descents, Swimming and Ascents Near Sensitive Environments

Lesson four: Neutral Buoyancy – Visual Reference Descents, Swimming and Ascents Near Sensitive Environments

Lesson five: No Mask Swim

Lesson five: No Mask Swim

Lesson six: Free flow Regulator Breathing

Lesson six: Free flow Regulator Breathing

Lesson seven: BCD Oral Inflation Underwater

Lesson seven: BCD Oral Inflation Underwater

Lesson eight: Skin Diving Skills

Lesson eight: Skin Diving Skills

Lesson nine: Exit – Remove Scuba Kit in the Water

Lesson nine: Exit – Remove Scuba Kit in the Water

Knowledge Review Five

Knowledge Review Five

Course Complete

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