Completed AOW today

[super opus]

now u need to go dive the oil rigs there are way kwel but i would go with a dry suit if u can it dose get to be about 55

 

[Ben_ca]

So do you feel "Advanced"? :05:

 

[BrianS]

The Instructor said the same thing. He said it was more hyper ventalating than Narcosis.

It's called the "Dark Narc" (Paranoid Narcosis), probably in conjunction with Carbon Dioxide retention. Happened to me a year ago on the Eureka Oil Rig at 150 feet, working hard to stay within the Rig Structure in strong upwelling, downwelling & side- to-side current: a real washing-machine down there. That was the first and last time I'll ever do Deep Air here in cold home waters. . .

 

[Kevrumbo]

The Instructor said the same thing. He said it was more hyper ventalating than Narcosis.

Brian,
It's all part of the same viscious cycle:
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?p=1248128#post1248128

Best way to deal with it is to stop, relax and regain control of your breathing rate; abort the dive and slowly ascend to your Safety Stops. In my case, I hung on to one of the Oil Rig Structural Columns for my entire bottom time of 20 minutes at 150 feet deep, trying to slow my breathing rate, before starting up to my Deco Gas switch at 70 feet. Never really got the breathing rate under control: ran out of Deco Gas at 20 feet, surfaced with only 200 psi left in my Twin 95's. Lessons learned: should've immediately started a slow ascent and abort the dive sooner. . .

 

[BrianS]

It wasn't me, it was another diver.

 

[Kevrumbo]

. . .Learn from the other diver's experience, learn from my very serious mistake, and know what to do if it ever happens to you. . . Congrats on the AOW!
Good Diving to You,
Kevin.