Nitrox when others are on air

[BRT]

I'm aware BSAC exists, it's just that the UK has nothing interesting to dive. I imagine Norway at least has some lakes, my nearest mountain is in the lake District or whales 3 hour dive+. England is just boring flat land

Surrounded by ocean.

 

[steinbil]

I'm aware BSAC exists, it's just that the UK has nothing interesting to dive. I imagine Norway at least has some lakes, my nearest mountain is in the lake District or whales 3 hour dive+. England is just boring flat land

You really need to open your mind a bit. There is great wreck diving in the UK. My Norwegian dive club have organized several trips to Scapa Flow because of the excellent diving over there. In my experience, diving is more about your attitude and mental state than about your surroundings.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Top 5 Best British Dives

 

[Lorenzoid]

There is great wreck diving in the UK. My Norwegian dive club have organized several trips to Scapa Flow because of the excellent diving over there

People come from all over the world to dive Scapa Flow. There is such history in UK waters.

If a UK-based diver likes pretty reefs, the Red Sea is a lot more convenient a trip than it is for us Yanks. The UK is a great place to live as a diver, no matter what kind of diving you enjoy.

 

[lowwall]

I'm Nitrox certified and never get to use it. I finally found a place that offers Nitrox and dives to an area where it makes sense (interesting bottom at max 36m).

What mix are you using for 36m? 28%?

NDL time at that depth is very limited even with Nitrox. I would tell the DM or boat captain that you are diving Nitrox and ask to splash first. A couple extra minutes of bottom time on each end of what the air divers are doing will be all you are going to get anyway.

 

[BlueTrin]

I'm in St Albans. Can you suggest where I can go on a weekend to dive regularly?

Every person I've met who has dived in the UK mentioned it requires dry suit, it's expensive, you don't see anything interesting and you have to drive a long distance. Please do tell me if I'm wrong, I'd love to dive back at home

Drive to Eastbourne, Brighton, Portland, Swanage … that’s what I do.

It’s mostly about wreck diving tbh. If you fancy more sea life you maybe can check Cornwall?

You’ll need a drysuit if you plan to dive most of the year.

Join a local bsac club to get buddies.

 

[OctopusLover]

Drive to Eastbourne, Brighton, Portland, Swanage … that’s what I do.

It’s mostly about wreck diving tbh. If you fancy more sea life you maybe can check Cornwall?

You’ll need a drysuit if you plan to dive most of the year.

Join a local bsac club to get buddies.

You've all convinced me. I will do that.

You really need to open your mind a bit. There is great wreck diving in the UK. My Norwegian dive club have organized several trips to Scapa Flow because of the excellent diving over there. In my experience, diving is more about your attitude and mental state than about your surroundings.

People come from all over the world to dive Scapa Flow. There is such history in UK waters.

If a UK-based diver likes pretty reefs, the Red Sea is a lot more convenient a trip than it is for us Yanks. The UK is a great place to live as a diver, no matter what kind of diving you enjoy.

It's a 14h drive from my house. I can literally get to Thailand in that time.

What mix are you using for 36m? 28%?

NDL time at that depth is very limited even with Nitrox. I would tell the DM or boat captain that you are diving Nitrox and ask to splash first. A couple extra minutes of bottom time on each end of what the air divers are doing will be all you are going to get anyway.

32%. 36m is just the deepest point and I'm happy to go to 1.5 PPO2 for a minute or two. Not sure how controversial this is, but from my research, 1.4 is just the "long term safe" limit, and tec divers are on 1.6 during deco regularly.

 

[steinbil]

32%. 36m is just the deepest point and I'm happy to go to 1.5 PPO2 for a minute or two. Not sure how controversial this is, but from my research, 1.4 is just the "long term safe" limit, and tec divers are on 1.6 during deco regularly.

It's not so much about time (even though time is also probably a factor), in technical diving the deco will often be longer than the bottom time. The reason there is a stricter limit in the bottom phase is, as far as I know, because your level of activity and how much CO2 you produce can drastically change your tolerance to high PPO2. During deco, you're hopefully relaxed and not producing as much CO2, hence the less restrictive limit.

 

[BlueTrin]

Use this to find your local clubs:

• Find a club or centre

Don’t just join any club, go meet them and don’t join a club that is not actively diving (a few of them have people meeting more often to go to the pub than diving). Ask them if they actively train people, and how many sports diver and dive leader they certified last year for example, ask them how many times they went club diving this summer locally, etc and their trips.

Here are a few skippers that I use:

• Available dates for full day charters and shuttle runs | Scimitar Diving
• Bookings - Skindeep Diving
• Individuals Dive List, Midweek Diving Brighton & Eastbourne Sussex
• Eastbourne :: Dive125
• Swanage Boat Charters - Online Booking

 

[BlueTrin]

32%. 36m is just the deepest point and I'm happy to go to 1.5 PPO2 for a minute or two. Not sure how controversial this is, but from my research, 1.4 is just the "long term safe" limit, and tec divers are on 1.6 during deco regularly.

On Tec dives you use 1.6 for deco because you don’t do anything, you just hang.

If you do a very long deco, people may take O2 breaks, so it’s not the same thing to use 1.6 during deco and during the working phase.