In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast we learn about the importance of teaching and supervising the aging diver.
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So, we’re all getting older right. And everyone listening is at different levels in the aging spectrum. But one thing is certain we are going to be training divers that are aging (yeah I know were ALL aging, but I’m specifically referring to working with divers older than you are.
Now follow where I’m coming from. If any of you are parents, you know that there was a steep learning curve when you brought your first child home right? You had to learn all kinds of tips and techniques to make your babies life safe and comfortable, as well as your own. It’s because you can’t remember that time in your own life to remember what your parents did so, it’s foreign to you.
Well the same goes for those that are aging. Those that are much older than you. You don’t have the first person perspective or experience of what an older diver has going on so it might be foreign to you. That’s why today I have Dan Orr joining us to talk about teaching and supervising the aging diver. This is an area that he is extremely knowledgeable in and in fact he is teaching on this topic regularly.
Dan Orr
Here’s a little bit about Dan Orr. Dan Orr recently retired as President of Divers Alert Network (DAN), where he led DAN on its worldwide diving safety mission. Prior to coming to DAN, he worked in a dive retail store, and at two university diving programs. He’s served on the Boards of many diving organizations including the Historical Diving Society, Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA), Our World Underwater Scholarship Society and many others.
Dan has published and co-authored over 100 articles and a dozen books and manuals including: Scuba Diving Safety, Pocket Guide to First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries; Pocket Guide for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries; and the DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries Training Manual. He has won many prestigious diving awards including the NOGI Award in Sports/Education, the Leonard Greenstone Award for Diving Safety, the Our World-Underwater Award, Beneath the Sea’s Diver of the Year, the Wyland Foundation Award for Lifetime Achievement and the 2012 DEMA Reaching Out Award.
Currently Dan and his wife Betty run Dan Orr Consulting, a consultancy dedicate to serving the needs of diving professionals and the diving industry. You’re gonna love what he has to say.
Items In This Episode
- Who are aging divers
- The importance of refreshers
- Gas mixes
- Accommodations and standards
- Equipment considerations
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