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Full classification of species of divers (with details and advice) :
1.) Type : The OOD (Oran-outang diver)
Description : Easily noticeable underwater, the Oran-outang diver has the particularity of diving with their arms balancing from side to side.The key to their diving technique is to also pay absolutely no attention to their fellow divers…meaning: you will most certainly get either their fins or their camera in your face.
Advice : Stay away from them above and under the water, especially under water. They will bump into you every 5 seconds!
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2.) The TD (talker diver)
Description :
You can’t miss him/her…even if you tried, you wouldn’t be able to.
The talker will tell you everything you don’t want to know about their diving experiences. Most likely their experiences will be “everywhere” and always “deeper” than you (or anyone else). The talker has dived pretty much everywhere and will most certainly insist on “extreme” anecdotes to show off their (virtual) skills.
The moment to confirm that the diver is a talker is when they enter the water and have absolutely no buoyancy skills. The talker is also very good at blaming the boat, the dive gear, the instructor, the guide, the other divers, the moon…for their lack of “temporary” buoyancy.
Advice : Smile and laugh about it….the show is about to begin.
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3.) The QD (Quiet diver)
Description : The total opposite of the talker (really??? You genius!).
The quiet is generally, well…not talking at all or not much. The quiet doesn’t have to talk, they are calm and confident, don’t need to show off. A real quiet diver is generally pretty skilled underwater. Also, the quiet diver usually becomes more incline to talk after a good dive. Like…they need it to spend some time underwater to be able to engage a conversation.
Advice : Observe them, they will open up after the dive.
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4.) The AATHD (accident-to-happen diver)
Description : From the beginning you will notice them. They most certainly don’t know how to setup their gear, will forget to open their tank, will drop their mask off the boat, will pay no attention whatsoever if their tank is hitting your face. Underwater, they will most likely do something stupid like try to hide a cone shell under their wetsuit to bring it back to the surface.
Advice : Either go first in the water OR stay away from them!
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5.) The BD (bulldog diver)
Description : Ever seen a bulldog walking? Yes…this is it. They push everything, pay no attenion to their surroudning, and leave a track of destruction behind them.
The reef will suffer….
Advice : Stay away…always look behind you to see if they are not about to ge in front of you to do something stupid like…trying to catch the shark’s fin for fun.
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6.) The WTFIGMID (“wtf” have I got myself into diver)
Description : Looking everywhere nervously, asking question about how safe it is, worrying about the fish being too big, the water being too cold, the current being too strong…when the sea is flat as! They will check 200 times that their regulator is working…but can’t remember if they did it 2 minutes before.
Advice : Have a laugh with them, smile and make them more comfortable…we’ve all been in that situation. (or still are)
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*** Like to give credit and recognition to the writer of Ocean Symbiosis whom wrote this piece of article.
Reference Link @ http://www.oceansymbiosis.com/diver-eco-system-the-different-species-of-divers/
