Scott L
Contributor
How about a mandatory prayer before the meals? I'm sure this would be even better pre-screener.
No, their policy on computer usage seems to be doing the job.
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How about a mandatory prayer before the meals? I'm sure this would be even better pre-screener.
Jees...Do they write down their names? For a comparison, I once reported a dehydrated dude I found in Canyonlands to park rangers, and they spend the next 45 minutes filling the proper paper forms and asking me all kind of questions, like what was the make of his car and his license plate number.not at all
unless someone goes to a chamber, there is often no record of DCS; thus, probably the majority of DCS instances are never reported
even if they go to a chamber, they get treated. there's no real "investigation" that happens
Jees...Do they write down their names?
I assume you are correct. It seems, a lot of folks here misunderstood my point. I am not looking for a proof that dive comps are unsafe; I just do not see any proof that comps make diving safer.It doesn't matter! There is a little thing called physiology that makes EVERYONE different and even the tables are a best guess! People take hits who are well with in the tables or a computer! It is the chance we take and the price we may pay for our activity! Not all parachutes open!
These are of no interest, of course.and you miss the key point: the majority of DCS cases never get to a hospital because they are not severe enough or get mistaken for aches and pains or the flu or what not
Or, is this an assumption that's why they require them? QUOTE]
Yes, this was my assumption.
Well, for liveaboards, for example, this is impossible anyway, since some folks do not do more than 2 dives a day, some stop at 3, and some go for 4-5 dives. Some skip the 2nd dive, some skip the 3d to take a nap, some never dive at night etc.some ops may require computers so that everyone on a boat has the possibility of similar profiles/bottom times
These are of no interest, of course.
If someone does actually tell you it makes a diver "safer" to use a PDC. Recommend to them that they jump on this board, head down to the "Technical Diving Specialties" forum and start a thread titled "Divers who use computers are safer." I would love to follow that thread.Yes, this was my assumption.Or, is this an assumption that's why they require them?