Are there any other shore dive guide on the island? Bad is not available while I’m there next time. I’ve done Cai with Bas several times and want to do some other spots.
Student can not equalize so she went to the doctor. Doctor says her tubes are all clear but her eardrum does not move. Anyone ever hear of this or have this issue repaired?
The only reasons you would need to switch your diluent are if you used it all up or if you went deeper than your diluent would allow. With the exception of an equipment failure causing a loss of your diluent, both would be a failure of dove planning IMO.
Kiss units use one of your bailout cylinders as a diluent supply. At 190’ he should have had either a normoxic or hypoxic mix for his diluent to allow him to lower his PO2 to a safe level. i haven’t seen what it actually was but it sounds like it was something higher.
One good thing to do (as taught by my instructor) is to stay on the loop on the surface. You waste less oxygen and you might as well breathe warm moist O2.
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