what to do when..

[adam0321]

So i never really learned this one. what do you do when you are diving solo and you cant seem to stop running into a intro class with three studs. then on the way they grap you thinking its there lost instructor?

[Dsix36]

Play dead and really freak them out?

[Line Squirrel]

Hmmmm, interesting dilemma. If you're being pestered by other divers, are you really solo diving? I mean, sure their not you're "buddy(ies)" but would you refuse their assistance if needed?

I liked Dsix's response...I tried that many, many times. But the ONE time it actually worked.....they were not amused. I was, but they weren't.

[adam0321]

I plastered myself to the celing when there instructor was right at the start of double line. (JB) the came up and grabbed my fin. I took there hands and put it on my dry suit. the instructor was wearing a wet suit. and I had a stage on me. to make matters worse they did and out of air drill that took so long I was ready to go down ad give the instructor my reg but then he ripped it out of there mouths

[MichaelAngelo]

Signal a lights out drill then turn off your light. When they turn out thier lights sneak away.

[jj1987]

I plastered myself to the celing when there instructor was right at the start of double line. (JB) the came up and grabbed my fin. I took there hands and put it on my dry suit. the instructor was wearing a wet suit. and I had a stage on me. to make matters worse they did and out of air drill that took so long I was ready to go down ad give the instructor my reg but then he ripped it out of there mouths

Clearly they're in training and having issues. I think the clear answer here is you help however you can to calm them down. We were all new once.

[adam0321]

Signal a lights out drill then turn off your light. When they turn out thier lights sneak away.

signal a lights out drill. I never got a d..n signal when we were doing a lights out drill in my class

[adam0321]

. We were all new once.

some people have clearly forgotten this

[Squirrel Girl]

When I was first getting practiced up at cave diving, I got confused by another team. I'd like to think I wouldn't do that anymore.

Do you not have a slate? You could write, "I'm not your instructor--just a solo diver" on it.

A year or so ago, I was playing buddy to a guy taking his full cave class. He was doing a lost line drill in Devil's. I was hovering at the ceiling, waiting. Another team sped through. They had no idea I was up there. I ***so*** wanted to grab the fin on the last person, but knew my reputation would go down the toilet when I instigated a heart attack or drowning due to startling of another cave diver. But I really wanted to!

[RN]

If this is the class I'm thinking of, how did they mistake YOU for their instructor? No offense to anyone, but you have quite a different build.

This reminds me of when I did a lost buddy drill with a class and a few seconds later 3 more sidemount divers in white tanks showed up. I think all 3 divers were blinded by my students' lights while they were trying to figure out if I was among them. I was busy clearing my mask from laughing at my wonderful luck in having that happen at that exact moment! Even funnier was that I watched the entire thing and they still didn't find me until I was ready for them to!!!