At 31/05/02  12:26 +0200, Strike wrote:

>I'm coming more to the view that three people diving as a team is a far
>better option than the more traditional buddy pair!  Having said that, the
>emphasis is very much on 'team', rather than simply three people diving
>together

It's good you added the 'team' thing.  Yesterday, in a unit training we did
a search pattern in a trio with connecting lines and everything.  I did
prefer the buddy system at that moment :-) especially because I was
assigned to a new team.  A threesome can be quite hazardous if something
goes wrong.  In the recreational system we are usually taught how to manage
an unexpected situation in a buddy team.

>  - a situation that can be fraught with more problems than simply
>diving with one other person who doesn't understand the meaning of the
>buddy system!  :-)

I think that the main issue here is diving as a team - the number is less
important.



Regards

                       Kuty