Real diving mishaps please

[LKunze]

I agree, practicing OOA drills is often overlooked and really should be rehearsed.  Particularly for divers that have not buddied up on dives before or who have their gear configured different from one another.  I have noticed at numerous dive outings and dive shop events that many of the divers are pretty new to the sport.  We've all been there.  Many also do not dive real often or may not have regular dive buddies to dive with that they are familiar with.  Practicing an air share at the start of the dive after dropping down to 15 feet or so would be very beneficial.  Most of my dives are done with a handful of divers that I have done dives with several times before so we are prepared for doing air shares.  On occasion I dive with someone new to me.  In those situations I always go over the air share plan up front to make sure we are on the same page before starting the dive.