Calling It! When and How Should You Cancel A Dive?

No one wants to cancel a dive, but sometimes it's just safer to call it and live to dive another day. So let’s talk about cancelling dives. Why should you cancel a dive? How do you know when it is the right time to cancel a dive? How do you cancel a dive? How do you cancel a dive that’s already started? Let’s start with the basics. Anyone can cancel any dive at any time for any reason. Abort. Get out of there. That is the first rule of technical diving, but for recreational divers it should be right up there with ‘Never hold your breath.’ Usually the best time to call a dive off is the first time you ask yourself if it might be time to call the dive off. Pursuing past this point leads to an increase in anxiety and not normally favorable results. But there’s a lot of threats to ego that influence the decision to call a dive. Will my buddy be disappointed? What will the other divers think of me? Take all of those thoughts right them down on a piece of paper, dip it in gasoline and set them alight. No! Absolutely not! If you think you might have to cancel a dive, none of those questions should even be a factor. Give a damn what other people think. Reasons why you might cancel a dive: Environment conditions, bad weather Gear issues Physical condition Bad juju! Here's my affiliate link to Gareth Lock's EXCELLENT book: Under Pressure. Highly recommended for all divers: https://amzn.to/3w1hUGr (Purchases made through this link may earn me a small commission at no additional cost to you and I thank you for supporting our channel!) Thanks for watching! D.S.D.O James ----------------------------------------------- Want some Divers Ready! Swag? Head to The Dive Locker Store on our website! www.diversready.com/store ----------------------------------------------- What do we dive? Our full and independently chosen gear choices are here: http://bit.ly/divers-ready-dive-gear ------------------------------------------------ Connect with Divers Ready!: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diversready Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diversready/ Twitter: @diversready ------------------------------------------------ FOR MORE INFORMATION or to collaborate with Divers Ready! you can reach out to us via our website: https://www.diversready.com ----------------------------------------------- If you want to take a PERSONALIZED dive course at any level with James from Divers Ready, you can contact us here: https://www.miamitechnicaldiving.com/bio.html ----------------------------------------------- ***Disclaimer: Divers Ready! firmly believes you can not teach someone to dive through the internet. We strongly urge people to ensure they receive dive instruction through an internationally recognized training agency and to dive safely and within the limits of their certification level at all times. Our channel is aimed at already-certified divers looking to further their skills.*** ---------------------------------------------- In accordance with COPPA laws, please note that content on the channel Divers Ready is not specifically made for, or targeted at, children. ---------------------------------------------- Dive Safe. Dive Often. #scubadiving #diversready #improveinspireexplore Music used under license. Get yours here! https://www.epidemicsound.com Calling It! When and How Should You Cancel A Dive? Though we are based in Florida, Hawaii, California, and Michigan have 100 ft and 300 ft ocean and lake underwater coral reef, shipwreck, cave diving, freediving, scuba diving, and closed circuit rebreather trips. To learn full face mask, beginner scuba diver, advanced scuba diver, tech scuba diver, cave diver you can reach out to a professional scuba diver. Everyone should get scuba diving insurance with Divers Alert Network. We support all types of diving that can be found at PADI, DALLMYD, Dive Talk where they talk about cave divers react, Waterline Academy and BlueWorld TV.