LanceRiley
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whenever I go up... I don't kick up. I just use my lungs to rise slowly. readjusting bouyancy as I reach the surface.. no way am i kicking to get up. a series of inhale inhale and exhale... with get me up.
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whenever I go up... I don't kick up. I just use my lungs to rise slowly. readjusting bouyancy as I reach the surface.. no way am i kicking to get up. a series of inhale inhale and exhale... with get me up.
@KC2k12: It's difficult to quantify the risk. I think the most correct thing to say is: "It increases." And leave it at that.I am a newer diver with a Oceanic VT3 and I've had the same problem on almost every dive.
How big is the risk of injury of instantaneous ascent rates exceeding 'safe' limits?
Several factors beside the absolute depth change determine risk of injury, e.g., current volume of gas in the lungs, any pre-existing medical condition that creates weaknesses in the lung tissue, whether the glottis is open/closed, relative pressure change (5 ft. depth change is more serious closer to the surface), etc.Obviously, ascending at a high average rate is a bad idea, but what about sudden ascents of 5 feet or so?