NAUI Scuba Diver 66 Diving Skills 8. Leave the swim platform area. An alternative method is to leave all of your gear in place, remove your fins, and climb up a ladder and onto the deck. Beach Exits Procedures for beach exits vary greatly depending on the situation and the conditions. You must evaluate the condition of the exit area and the steps of your exit before you proceed with your exit. Calm Water When you do a beach exit in calm water, swim towards shore until you are about waist deep. Stand up and use your buddy’s shoulder and the figure four position to remove your fins. Walk out of the water. Surf When you are exiting through surf, you must concentrate on your exit procedures. Keep your regulator in your mouth. Hold your mask on. Never stop in the surf zone. If the surf is rough, swim until you can crawl out of the water on your hands and knees (figure 3-35). Once you are clear of the water, you can roll over and remove your fins. Rock Jetties or Breakwaters With rock exits, you reverse your entry procedure. If you put your gear on in the water, you need to take it off in the water and hand it out to your buddy. When approaching the rock you are going to use to exit, use the wave action so that the water movement will help you get onto the exit area. Verify What You Have Learned Review the following questions about entries and exits: 9. Which pieces of equipment must you check before you get in the water? _____________________________ _____________________________. 10. Three general rules that apply to entries are: _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________. 11. The objective of an entry is to _____________________________ _____________________________. 12. State one example of when it is appropriate to use each of the following entries: a. Giant stride ___________________________ b. Back roll ___________________________ c. Seated ___________________________ FIGURE 3-34. WHEN YOU EXIT ONTO A SWIM PLATFORM, IT IS EASIER TO HAND YOUR GEAR UP FIRST. FIGURE 3-35. IT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO CRAWL OUT OF THE WATER THROUGH SURF.
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