Underwater Tourist
Contributor
So the guys at divetalk often say that cave diving on CC is saver than OC (I think Edd Sorenson and Mike Young also have the same view, but correct me if I am wrong). Now I get that in the worst case scenario like having made a navigational error you would want to be on CC. But what about all other emergencies besides navigation, is the more complex nature of CC really worth it? Lets say I am ambushed at the furthest point of penetration by Mr. Horn who points a spearfishing gun at me and says I can either give up 1 tank or go work at his rebreather factory. Naturally my tank is now gone and I need to swim back with my buddy, which we can easily do because we still have once extra third and we don't bother picking up jumps, and we swim out with a purpose. Would it have been nicer for both of us to be on CC? Sure, but even in that worst-non-navigational-case scenario we can still exit. I am just thinking that the benefits of CC in that case do not outweigh dangers/issues that come with using a rebreather in the first place.
I would be interested to know what other people think about this as SB is pretty much the only place where I can bounce those thoughts around.
(Let's assume we are talking non-solo tourist cave dives, not cave exploration expeditions.)
I would be interested to know what other people think about this as SB is pretty much the only place where I can bounce those thoughts around.
(Let's assume we are talking non-solo tourist cave dives, not cave exploration expeditions.)