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  1. sharkbaitDAN

    bottom time definition?

    From what was written, this was not necessarily a deco dive. First, with as few dives as he has, he would have a very hard time spending 30 minutes at 100ft and having air to ascend. Second, anyone can plan to do safety stops deeper than 15 ft, that is not the same as planned deco. I do them...
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    Is PADI non-profit?

    Check out most private colleges and universities and you will not find many that are non-profit. Some have huge real estate holdings in major cities, and make more than some large companies. Educational organizations need money to run. It is also not easy to effectively run a non-profit, and it...
  3. sharkbaitDAN

    University Class Looking for Diving Location.

    If Catalina is an option, you could also look at Two Harbors. USC runs the chamber up there. I did a weekend with my marine ecology class where we camped out, only three of us went diving out of 12. There are beutiful kelp forests, and kayacking, and if you talk to USC in advance, you can check...
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    Live Aboard and Risk of DCS

    I don't know why they did that. The evidence, based on the 2004 Injury Report, suggests most DCS hits in the first three days of diving. It looks like about 75% of DCS I hits and 64% of DCS II hits (p.60). It is more stratified when looking at number of dives. Numbers seem to go down until the...
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    Live Aboard and Risk of DCS

    Hey, I'm new to the board, but worked on PDE, so might be able to offer some insight. One big reason for this is that it has actually been studied. Dan and USN are doing the Flying after Diving study which has produced longer time to fly intervals than were traditional. The old...
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