For new divers which is better? I have under 30 dives and have only YMCA OW cert. I am constantly pressured to drop my tables and use a computer. In my OW class the instructor really pushed the tables and said we all need to carefully plan and execute are dives using the tables.
My brother a AOW PADI diver also with under 30 dives is constantly pushing a computer. His argument is always millions of people use them without a problem. Max your BT. He doesn't even bring his tables with him or know them al all. I was at my LDS recently and they went off the same way. Why use tables a computer is so much better. You don't even need tables, a computer will Max your BT.
Well, IMO a computer may be a useful tool but beginners like my self and my family should use what we were trained to use. The tables the YMCA tables were set us to be safer and I respect my instructor enough to live by what I was taught.
Is it just me or does it seem irresponsible to you to tell a new diver don't worry about the tables, or any diver without knowing there level of training.
TIA
My brother a AOW PADI diver also with under 30 dives is constantly pushing a computer. His argument is always millions of people use them without a problem. Max your BT. He doesn't even bring his tables with him or know them al all. I was at my LDS recently and they went off the same way. Why use tables a computer is so much better. You don't even need tables, a computer will Max your BT.
Well, IMO a computer may be a useful tool but beginners like my self and my family should use what we were trained to use. The tables the YMCA tables were set us to be safer and I respect my instructor enough to live by what I was taught.
Is it just me or does it seem irresponsible to you to tell a new diver don't worry about the tables, or any diver without knowing there level of training.
TIA