I finally learned to stop fighting the current after one dive with Ray

Was working a platform leg inspection off Port Fourchon back in March, and my supervisor, this old Cajun guy named Ray, noticed I was fighting the current and burning through air too fast. He grabbed my arm before the next bell and said, 'Stop fighting it, ride the tide like a pelican and work with the surge.' That one tip dropped my gas consumption by almost 30% that afternoon, and it made me realize how much of this job is just reading the water instead of muscling through it. Anyone else have a moment where a veteran diver's simple advice completely changed how you approach a job site?

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james_campbell1218d ago

Ray's advice is gold and it applies way beyond diving. Learning to read the water instead of fighting it saves your body and your air, that's the whole game right there. Most guys take years to figure that out, some never do. It's like the ocean is telling you how to work if you just stop and listen. One sentence from a old timer can beat a thousand hours of trial and error. Good on you for sharing that, man.