DIR systems is based on attitudes and values towards diving, it is not just a system of diving equipment, as many divers think. Diving is a great hobby and it must be done safely. By "safety" is meant that the diver does not take unnecessary risks, which is the first rule of safe diving in the DIR.
First rule: "Do not start diving"
You should always have the choice not to start diving. No one can force you to dive, not even you can force it on yourself.
You may have paid a good amount of money for a dive, but you don't feel well or the ship's crew doesn't look like a compost. What do you do? Cancel diving! It's not easy, but it's the right choice. As a DIR diver, you can do it - even if it's stupid and if you lose your money.
Another important part of the DIR system is team diving. You belong to a team. The team is you and the diving partner, and maybe you are three divers. In any case, you and your diving team are one and you have to behave like that. If your team has a problem, you have to take action to solve it. The safety of your team cannot be compromised and you have to worry about your diving mates and their potential problems even more on your own.
For example, if your diving partner has run out of air, it means when you both have a problem. If, for example, you are in a lobe with your partner and one of you runs out of air, then there is a high risk that you will not get out without help. If the problem happens to your partner, then it is also your responsibility. If you do not take care of your partner's air consumption, then you do not take responsibility for your team.
Let's say you dive into a team of three divers and one of you has a slight problem landing, possibly with pressure equalization. The rest of your team should not continue to land and wait for the ground or something similar. You have to stay next to your team diver and take care of the diver who is late. If he has decided to stop the lobe and take off, then the whole team of couples must rise. This is necessary because you can never know if it has been a medical problem that can cause loss of consciousness when taking off, which can drown the diver.
It's a way for you to dive with a close-knit team where everyone is always ready to help each other. Always stay close to your partner and be sure of your partner with the 100%. It must be close to each other, which means from one diver to another in the image of a maximum of 3 meters, no matter how good the water visibility is.
In order to help someone, you have to control yourself and your equipment. If you are busy with your problems, what can you do to help your partner? This issue forms the next "rule".
Rule: "Do not dive with the skeptical"
"Doubtful" means an unsafe diver. It is someone who does not care about the team, e.g. irresponsible partner. It may be someone who deliberately does not care about their diving equipment and thus shows that they do not care about their safety. Another example would be an incapacitated diver who would not be able to act in an emergency. There are many options here, as it can even be an unsafe diving boat or an incompetent diving guide. If there is a problem with two "unsafe" drivers in the team, then you are likely to have problems too.
As a DIR diver, you do not take unnecessary risks. This way, preference is given to diving with another DIR diver, or a diver who shares the same safe diving values, but has not yet come as far with training and diving equipment as you do. And this applies to anyone, both divers on board and the ship's crew.
The biggest mistake is to say that DIR (Doing It Right) is for technical divers only and is not for recreational diving. Such a statement is a mistake, because any diving is based on the same principles and common sense. Diving safety and good rest are common to every diver and it doesn't matter if it is a "professional technical dive" or a regular entertainment dive. To take a risk on your partner, be knowledgeable in your field and do not expose yourself to unnecessary risks.
DIR diving equipment is standardized and is basically the same for both recreational and "technical" divers. The advantages are many, one of which is that if your partner has an equipment problem, you can easily help him, because the fighting equipment works just like yours. You know where his spare regulator is, where there is a diving knife, where all the hoses go, which valve needs to be closed, and so on. You already know this instinctively and you don't have to think about what can save your partner's life in an emergency.
Some divers believe that there is a special brand of diving or a manufacturer of diving equipment that takes into account the requirements of DIR. It does not matter. However, the equipment has to meet certain requirements and this reduces the possible alternatives. One example is diving fins.
* They must be heavy to hold the legs down to the dry suit diver (never use ankle weights)
* They need to be tight so you can swim in the stream or with a large amount of equipment
* They must be massive and free of excess parts that could break
* The strap must not have quick-release buckles that cannot be closed
* No part of the fins should protrude where the rope or rope should get caught
* They should not be too long because then they would not be able to be used indoors without touching anything
* They have to work with all kinds of fin strokes (flutter, frog kick, baby flutter etc)
As a result, only Scubapro Jetfin fins or other similar replicas would be able to meet these requirements.
The other very important thing is that your diving equipment and procedures do not change, you do not need to change everything, no matter how far you go or how specific diving remains. All diving equipment you use now will be able to be used in the future. The aforementioned fins are good for both the novice diver and the WKPP cave divers to set a world record in Florida.
DIR diving equipment is designed to be as simple as possible and to have as few things as possible that could break. The best diving equipment is usually more expensive than usual. For example, "technical diving" BSD. It is often more expensive than the back plate and wing used by DIR divers, but it is not enough for "complex" diving. This means that in case of specific tasks you will not be suitable, you will have to buy a new one and you will have to learn to dive with other equipment again. Learning to work with your equipment means you know where everything is, down to the smallest unit or mount. It also means that you work with equipment without watching and thinking. This will make your lobe much freer, more interesting and much safer.
To become a confident and professional diver, you need practice. You need the following skills - air supply, excellent buoyancy and the ability to solve problems underwater. You must be able to handle the reel, take-off buoy, decompression balloons and scooter.
You also need to practice your swimming equipment, be able to swim without a mask, use spare lights, close balloon valves, etc. If you do diving regularly, it means that you keep your skills at all times.
It is important that the diver is in good physical shape. Diving equipment is heavy and the stronger the diver's body, the less effort it has to put on to carry its diving equipment. You have a better chance of overcoming stress and a better chance of surviving a critical situation if you are physically resilient.
A lot of information about the DIR system, philosophy and equipment can be found on the Internet, it is possible to study and gain this knowledge. GUE (Global Underwater Explorers) is a good training choice because the training is led by instructors who are competent in the DIR system. GUE has published a book in English, Doing It Right: The Fundamentals of Better Diving, by cave explorer and GUE creator Jarrod Jablonski.
The first part, translated with the permission of Peter Steinhoff. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged at https://dir-diver.com and https://www.daivings.lv
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