Rescue Me - A Redang Experience

Got back from Redang earlier this morning...

The Rescue Diver course was difficult. I have to beef up and work on my stamina. I managed (barely) to finish all the modules. It was tough, especially the tired divers' tow and carrying the victim to land (well, I dragged my 76kg victim to land). After an hour's session of in water rescue breathing and diver's tow I almost gave up.... ahhhh... was thinking, can we continue another day. But Kaz the perfectionist would not let me go that easily... again!!! again!!! again!!! when I stumbled on the sequence etc...

The theory exams was ok.. more of common sense. But I got 5 wrong....there my commonsense became nonsense...hehehehe... but at least it is enough to pass.

So now I am a Rescue Diver..hahaha... hopefully no one would ever needs rescueing..

Why did I do it??? Good question, was thinking about that when I was suffering towing my 'victim'... Well, I dive a lot, with a lot of different people with different dive experiences. I shudder to think if the day comes when one of my 'buddies' may need my assistance during diving and I am not equipped with the knowledge to help them...

Another is, maybe I want to go further in this passion of mine... Master Scuba Diver or the other wing of professional dive industry... Still thinking and keeping my options open.

The most enjoyable experience for me this time is seeing NOT ONE but TWO seahorses... ahhh dream come through... During our last dive yesterday, Adrin aka Macha took us to Holysand.. ahhh because of the seahorses I deco'ed... Macha had to do 10 minutes of safety stop.. but I was grinning ear to ear...

Waiting for Macha's photos of the seahorse to post!

Alas my camera had problems so I did not take any underwater photos this time...