robert_bennett29•15d agoProlific Poster

Just logged my 100th hour in zero-vis harbor water

I was working a regular hull cleaning job in Norfolk and my dive computer hit the number after a muddy bottom sweep. It really hit me how much of this job is pure feel and memory when you can't see your hand in front of your face. How do you guys mentally prep for those long zero-vis shifts?

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brown.susan15d ago

Yeah, the "pure feel and memory" thing is real. I do a lot of sewer line inspections and it's the same blackout conditions. You just learn the exact number of hand-over-hand pulls to get to a junction.

the_sage15d ago

Used to believe tech made that kind of skill outdated. Reading about your sewer line work totally flipped my view. It shows some jobs just build a physical map in your head that gadgets can't replace. That muscle memory from doing the same pull over and over is its own kind of knowledge. Makes perfect sense why you'd trust the feel after a while.