Veterans Park, Redondo Beach, CA

Dove as a safety diver with Instructor John and two of his students Bonnie and Clyde.*

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 2100 psi
Max depth: 50 feet
Waves: 1-3 feet
Visibility: 5 feet, shitty
Water Temperature: 60 degrees Fahrenheit or so
Total Bottom Time: 31 minutes
*Note: Student names have been changed.*

This was their “check out” dive, which was suppose to be the second dive last Sunday.

The surf was a little rough; we entered the water around 6 PM.

John checked Clyde’s air before we were about to venture over the shelf; Clyde was running out of air.

We immediately came up.

Bonnie had trouble inflating her BC.

She was bobbing up and down.

I asked, “Are you OK?”

She nodded.

John asked me to help her put air in her BC jacket.

I fumbled with her inflater hose, but it wasn’t working; Clyde grabbed the hose and inflated it manually.

Coming ashore, I helped Bonnie off with her fins; I didn’t quite throw them clear of the wet sand and ended up retrieving them from a receding wave.

This dive sort of sucked for me.

I really need to pay more attention and realize that these students don’t know how to dive.