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Watching a diver in Halifax handle a silt-out completely changed my approach
I was on a harbor inspection job up there last fall and saw a guy get completely blinded by a cloud of silt after he kicked a pipe. Instead of panicking, he just froze, felt for his umbilical, and let the current clear his mask while holding his position. I used to try and swim out of it, which just made things worse. What's your go-to move when you lose all visibility?
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tessap971d ago
Hold your position" sounds easy until you're the one who can't see a thing.
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barbaradavis1d ago
It's a whole different game when you're the one in the fog, @tessap97. The person giving the order has a clear picture, but the person holding it is just trusting a voice. That trust is the hardest part to keep steady.
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drews551d ago
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt (the foggy one, obviously). The key is to focus on the voice, not the blank space around you. That focus turns blind trust into a real plan.
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