tech_diver
Contributor
Given that individual divers vary in their predisposition for decompression sickness by a certain statistical percentage, wouldn't it be correct to think that the accuracy of any decompression model would be limited by that inherent uncertainty?
If scuba divers vary in their statistical susceptibility to decompression sickness by one or two percentage points, doesn't that set the limit for the accuracy of any decompression model's predictions?
We often talk about the gray zone of increasing risk when talking about decompression stress. That while there is no black and white 'safe' line, there are areas of black and areas of white. All models agree that 15 minutes at 60 feet is generally safe without decompression while 215 minutes at 60 feet is not.
New research and new models are helping to map the shape of the black and the white depth/time/deco envelope in greater detail. But isn't it possible that part of the gray zone is statistically impenetrable for any model that only tracks three or four variables, regardless of its algorithm?
I would be interested in hearing thoughts from our deco experts but off-topic rants, flame and nasty arguments are always entertaining as well.
If scuba divers vary in their statistical susceptibility to decompression sickness by one or two percentage points, doesn't that set the limit for the accuracy of any decompression model's predictions?
We often talk about the gray zone of increasing risk when talking about decompression stress. That while there is no black and white 'safe' line, there are areas of black and areas of white. All models agree that 15 minutes at 60 feet is generally safe without decompression while 215 minutes at 60 feet is not.
New research and new models are helping to map the shape of the black and the white depth/time/deco envelope in greater detail. But isn't it possible that part of the gray zone is statistically impenetrable for any model that only tracks three or four variables, regardless of its algorithm?
I would be interested in hearing thoughts from our deco experts but off-topic rants, flame and nasty arguments are always entertaining as well.