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.
