I'm just recenltly certified (SSI).
I was considering listing this as Is diving Safe, but I'm not trolling. I want to get all the facts and takes on the situiation I can.
I'm starting to wonder if scuba is really safe.
I've been considering purchasing equipment (You may have seen my regualtor question http://www.scubaboard.com/t89338-to...t-is-the-newbie-question-for-a-regulator.html ).
A couple of things have happend that have brought this question to the fore front:
A couple who got certified with me. She suffered a DCI. I do not know the specifics. They were under a Dive Con. They claim she did a safety stop and proper ascent. I'll Leave it at that.
One of my instructors at the shop said "It's not a question as to if you'll have a DCI, but when"
When researching dive computers. If you look and read the pdf for suunto, they talk about how they are the only company that has RGBM. That cummulative effects of nitorgen are bad, not well understood, and not accounted for in other systems. That they are the only company to take that into consideration.
**Note: I can't locate the pdf file, I think they changed their site this is wahat I found ( http://www.suunto.com/suunto/main/a...older_id=9852723697223422&bmUID=1110429386709 )
Before I found this information, I was reseaching how the tables were developed.
I like the price of the oceanic atom and features.
THe Suunto computers were a little pricey, and I looked on ebay for used. of the 10 hits, 4 said they were giving up diving because they suffered a DCI.
So I can see it is not a simple question.
But is diving safe.
It may be better if someone can give some comparisions of risk. For instance, is diving riskier behavior than driving?
Granted Suunto is one company, but in a way they are using a "fear" tactic.
Are the tables Oceanic uses, based on data and studies done in 1987 dated, and therefore less safe?
What are the chances of one suffering a DCI?
One of the exam questions states that nothing can gaurantee that DCI will not happen, but these procedures greatly reduce the chances.
So yes to those who read this, I have becone a scared rabbit.
I was considering listing this as Is diving Safe, but I'm not trolling. I want to get all the facts and takes on the situiation I can.
I'm starting to wonder if scuba is really safe.
I've been considering purchasing equipment (You may have seen my regualtor question http://www.scubaboard.com/t89338-to...t-is-the-newbie-question-for-a-regulator.html ).
A couple of things have happend that have brought this question to the fore front:
A couple who got certified with me. She suffered a DCI. I do not know the specifics. They were under a Dive Con. They claim she did a safety stop and proper ascent. I'll Leave it at that.
One of my instructors at the shop said "It's not a question as to if you'll have a DCI, but when"
When researching dive computers. If you look and read the pdf for suunto, they talk about how they are the only company that has RGBM. That cummulative effects of nitorgen are bad, not well understood, and not accounted for in other systems. That they are the only company to take that into consideration.
**Note: I can't locate the pdf file, I think they changed their site this is wahat I found ( http://www.suunto.com/suunto/main/a...older_id=9852723697223422&bmUID=1110429386709 )
Before I found this information, I was reseaching how the tables were developed.
I like the price of the oceanic atom and features.
THe Suunto computers were a little pricey, and I looked on ebay for used. of the 10 hits, 4 said they were giving up diving because they suffered a DCI.
So I can see it is not a simple question.
But is diving safe.
It may be better if someone can give some comparisions of risk. For instance, is diving riskier behavior than driving?
Granted Suunto is one company, but in a way they are using a "fear" tactic.
Are the tables Oceanic uses, based on data and studies done in 1987 dated, and therefore less safe?
What are the chances of one suffering a DCI?
One of the exam questions states that nothing can gaurantee that DCI will not happen, but these procedures greatly reduce the chances.
So yes to those who read this, I have becone a scared rabbit.