Dive Raid skills

Dive Raid skills

Whilst there aren’t many Dive Raid skills demonstrations on their YouTube channel, one of the videos is a skills circuit demonstrated by Paul Toomer, which contains many of the typical tech diving skills. The skills are performed slowly and clearly, with each step outlined. The only part that I found confusing was the valve drill- there seemed to be more hand signals than actual steps! But overall, the content is pretty good.

The description at the bottom of the skills circuit makes a good point, the camera is turned on and the skills are performed. There is no editing or retakes to get the perfect demonstration. This makes it a bit more realistic and “real world”. Similarly, with my own skills demos filmed in Bali (click here), there was a constant up, down, and sideways current. This will happen on a course, and emergency situations rarely happen in perfect conditions with good visibility!

When undertaking a tech diving course, you’re not being assessed on the finesse of your movements, you’re being assessed on your ability to undertake the task effectively. A little bit of clumsiness is to be expected. More practice irons errors out so that you will eventually follow the correct steps smoothly.

Information on Dive Raid courses can be found here.