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Shrug. Thats the way it usually works out on real dives. What backgas tanks were you using for your dives? kevin

No the deco time only refers to the time from 70 to 0' To give a basic description: 150 for 25 = 150' feet for 25 minutes. This is the plan before we splash. 1:1 ratio = contingency planning on how our deco time will be adjusted one in the water based on our actual depth & bottom time 35...

For tech 2 there was no hard and fast rules of decompression. As much as people would like it to be, there is no secret decoder ring of deco or arcane knowledge. Pretty much everything you have learned in Tech 1 applies for tech 2. It's just... deeper...and longer... with more bottles... :)...

Steve hasn't done much exploration in a while now. Mostly he spends his time of late removing cave history and changing lines. Would recomend against going with him. Dennis Weeks (Aquatech), Steve Bogarts (Aztec Diving), or Chris/Danny/Fred (Zero-g) will all show you a fantastic time.

Dean was more into using the term "variable ascent rate" as opposed to deep stops. Its mostly a semantic difference anyways. Over x number stops doing it as 30 second pauses then 30 second slide, or 15 and 45 or 10ft/min ascent is really different ways of saying/doing the same thing...

Jailhouse is a dive that is clearly outside of cave 1 limits and would especially advise newer students to not even consider it. The basin is frequenly less then 10 foot of viz and improper finning on the surface will reduce it to zero. While the line starts in open water, it immediatly...

I recently had a conversation with a local diver who has been doing exploration down in Mexico about this and whether they personally cookie every T. For them, they usually didn't because: A) They were already very familiar with the cave having done the priniciple exploration. B) They were...

50 feet? really? Somehow I doubt that number came up as the definition on restricted passage. If it was me interpreting the rule, I would treat any passage greater than a "doorway" as restricted and not for cave 1 consumption. In practical terms, I would consider anything more than a body...

pretty much anything under 5 minutes bottom would call for minimum deco. I was recomended though that even with minimum deco to switch to 50% when possible.

on a dive of the profile you were mentioned a 120' bottle really isn't giving you that much. Benefits: it allows you to accelerate deco through that stop by maybe 5 minutes or so. Costs: It adds an extra switch on Deco. Which adds unneeded complication when trying to stay on...

Not waisting time on a switch arguement is just about as bogus as one can get. Lets see: switching off a stage requires two glances down. 1) get our your double ender & glance to make sure you clip it to the light. Clipping off and stowing light can be done by feel. 2) get long hose reg...

And yet you still refuse to name sites. So this would lead one to suspect you either talking out your *ss or have some ulterior motive for making these suggestions.

Why not be specific? Wouldn't it be nice for other card holders to know where they might have problems?

Get yourself a torpedo float. Example of one: RIFFE Riffe Torpedo Float and Flag Put your GPS in the water resistant case and turn it on. Synchronize your dive watches to the GPS time. Tow the float behind you and do your dive. If you find the item simple check the time on your dive...

Yeah but if the boat is unattended then its rather pointless to be shooting a bag to let the boat know where you are. ;)

Mike, First off I am glad you are okay. Being far from the boat on the open ocean is no fun. One of the stressors that can lead to panic is unfamiliarity with equipment and conditions. We can actively mitigate these stressors by first being aware of them and reducing or managing them. I.e...

Yes I am sure. When you dive with them are you doing single stage kick dives? or are you doing double stage &/or scooter dives? Do you often clip stages to your crotch ring when scootering? I have seen it done in open water, and sure didnt like how it looked like it was bringing the butt...

Wasn't taught formerly in a class as in "This is how you do it" Was something I picked up diving with Fred and Danny. Saw them do it and tried it out, and it made a bit of a difference. With a single stage that is mostly empty it rides just a bit better when doing a kick dive. In large...

The gear is setup correctly, I think its just tougher to explain it than to show it. I don't think its as useful when wearing stages as the mass of the stage will cause the d-ring to swivel back and forth and pull/work the SPG out. Its just a small trick that one can do before going through...