Article: Bounce Dives what to do if you find yourself doing one

[Doppler]

You can view the page at http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/content.php?r=454-Bounce-Dives…-what-to-do-if-you-find-yourself-doing-one

 

[TSandM]

The biggest problem is that, if you are faced with a situation of having to abort the second dive (and therefore converting it to a bounce) you also may be facing a situation where prolonging the ascent profile isn't what you want to do, either. But it's a good point that, if you DO have to abort a second dive, it's probably a good idea to prolong the "deco" as much as is reasonable, given the abort reason.

 

[Crush]

Doppler,

Thanks for posting this article. I have to admit that I find this comment you made disturbing:

I would hope most divers understand that dropping a stage bottle in 6-10 metres (20-30 feet) of water after a deco dive and jumping in to fish it out, is EXACTLY the thing to avoid.

It is disturbing to me because, honestly, I did not know that a shallow dive to 20 or 30 feet after a deeper dive was to be avoided. I am not trained in deco diving or trimix, so perhaps this spares me from the obligation of having had to know this. Had I taken part in a recreational dive, say, to 120 feet I would not feel the need to rush back into the water to retrieve some fallen gear. However, neither would I think that such a short excursion would be a problem. If this means that I don't know something that I should know I will accept my shortcoming, but I question how many non-tech divers are aware of this.

 

[Green_Manelishi]

I'll chime in with a different "bouncy" scenario; several short, not-very-deep dives within one hour whist recovering lobster traps in a local, tidal, river. Some years ago I dove to recover traps that were fouled. The dives were made in a local, tidal river around slack tide when the current was minimal; a window of about 1 hour. One day I did 6 dives in that time frame; min depth about 30 feet, max about 70. Min time was 3 minutes, the longest around 18 minutes. Each dive was followed by a rather challenging climb back into the boat. One particular friend of mine always refused to accompany me.

 

[Fuzzy shank]

"Each dive was followed by a rather challenging climb back into the boat."
- Listen to your Body, it was telling you something!

 

[Green_Manelishi]

"Each dive was followed by a rather challenging climb back into the boat."
- Listen to your Body, it was telling you something!

The ladder I climbed had a "backwards lean" rather than forward or straight-up; that was the challenge.