DMA 8 Day 5

Today was our first deep dive. There was alot of briefing and reviewing of deep diving. We went out to the Eagle hoping for diveable conditions. It was a bit sporty; seas were 4-5's with a few bigger rollers thrown in to keep things interesting. We had a few pukers but that didn't last long.
The blue water had moved in so the visibility wasn't too bad; maybe 30-35 feet. There wasn't much current but we rigged a 'granny line' anyway, to pull ourselves up to the mooring line.
My team, Green Team, went first. The surface was a little challenging but nothing to keep us from diving. We made it to the mooring line and started down but Emily J. had a few issues so she went back to the boat with Paul, her buddy.
We descended to the deck and performed our kills. The first was to note the change in colors at depth, using a color chart card. Next we compared our depth guages. After the two tasks we went on a short tour, with a max. depth of 94 feet; 100 feet is the limit for the training dive. The return up the line was uneventful. We did our halfway and 15ft. safety stops and got back on the boat.
After the dive we decided to go to the inside, bayside' to do rescues instead of doing another dive. This was because of conditions, the pukers and little hope for good visibility at any of the dive sites.
We took the ball behind Lignumvitae and set up for the rescues. The candidates had to perform a rescue on a non-responsive diver from 25 yards. What a mess. It was a real 'goat rope'. The candidates perform like they had never had a rescue class. Only one candidate, Hank the Tank, perform the skill for a score of 5. We kept at it all afternoon but they still didn't get it.
Steve gave them a good talking to, explaining how they should have arrived prepared for the rescues.
The evening was spent in the classromm with two lectures and the first of two exams. They seemed aprehensive about the exam but everyone passed.