An age-old question: ways to 60m.

[old frogman]

I'm pretty close to a pirate now. I got T-boned on my bike yesterday. Arm and leg messed up, hobbling around making upset noises because it's my dominant side.

If you need a pick-me-up during your recovery, suggest watching a film "Men of Honor" about US Navy Diver Carl Brashear. Stars Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding.

His recovery from severe injury and adversity is quite inspirational.

Take care and all the best.

 

[old frogman]

Incidentally a tagline used to market the film "Men of Honor" was "History is made by those who break the rules".

Another quote which I found amusing (no disrespect to Naval Officers). Made by Robert De Niro's character, Master Chief Billy Sunday - "A Chief Petty Officer shall not drink. However, if he should drink, he shall not get drunk. If he should get drunk, he shall not stagger. And if he should stagger, he shall not fall. And if he should fall, he will fall in such a manner as to cover up his rank so that passerby will think he is an officer."

 

[CG43]

On the other hand, going deep just to go deep is a bad idea. The ocean floor is littered with people who did that....

Just the thoughts of a guy that's been there.

That may even be true of the Blue Hole in Dahab, as an exception.
But let's be honest: you enjoyed those dives just like all the air deep divers I know, right?

 

[passeparici]

That may even be true of the Blue Hole in Dahab, as an exception.
But let's be honest: you enjoyed those dives just like all the air deep divers I know, right?

In Dahab they also count the free diving accidents with the scuba ones and I really think the number is grossly overestimated anyway. It's part of the legend of the place...

 

[WreckWriter]

That may even be true of the Blue Hole in Dahab, as an exception.
But let's be honest: you enjoyed those dives just like all the air deep divers I know, right?

Yes, of course I did. I've just found maybe a little wisdom with age and realized that they weren't a great idea.

 

[Cthippo]

Yes, a good summary which leads to the next step in a bit more detail. Risk management. Regardless of which gas you eventually chose, it should be underpinned by first establishing the context of the dive, followed by a situational analysis, then identifying the risks and rewards and then, assessing them. Then identifying any mitigating controls that may be applied to reduce the risk to a level that is tolerable. Finally decide if the dive is to go ahead or cancel.

Ultimately it will be up to the individual or team, based on their perception of risk and ability to function with exposure to mild to moderate narcosis.

Perception of risk and ability to function are the controlling factors in the overall discussion.

The risk management process is referenced in literature by IANTD, TDI and the US Navy.

This one post could have summarized the whole thread, but no, people love to argue.