Hey folks! I'm scheduled to fly into Grand Cayman, landing at 12:30 after being in the air for about 6 hours. I've been invited to do a night dive starting around 6:30 that night. I'd hate to pass up on a night dive (this may be my only opportunity to do so down there) but I'm concerned that I won't have enough time between my flight and my dive to be safe. What is the rule of thumb here?
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Usually you are pretty dehydrated after a flight so I'd make sure that I would drink to excess (think water, not alcohol 
). I'd would keep it short and shallow as well.
That is, if you really, really feel you have to. Otherwise I'd go diving the next day.
). I'd would keep it short and shallow as well.That is, if you really, really feel you have to. Otherwise I'd go diving the next day.
Drink lots of water over several days and enjoy the diving.
I was in the water in less than 2 hours from my arrival in Coz a while back. Take advantage of the diving. Just watch it on the way out.
Gary D.
I was in the water in less than 2 hours from my arrival in Coz a while back. Take advantage of the diving. Just watch it on the way out.
Gary D.
Sideband
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Take a big bottle of water on the plane with you and drink it during the flight. Drink plenty of water before the flight and then some after. If you can break away from the bathroom long enough, go do the night dive.
If you drink enough water and are well rested before the flight you should be fine.
Joe
If you drink enough water and are well rested before the flight you should be fine.
Joe
There is no rule for diving AFTER flying. It's diving BEFORE flying that will get you. I would do as everyone suggested and rest up on the flight down and drink a lot of fluids and hit the beach when you get there.
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Roak
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boogeywoogey
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GO GO...run from the plane...as soon as Cayman immigration let you and get wet. Cayman diving is OK.
On the return, you can dive 12 hours before a flight, 18 hours if its two dives and don't think about deco and flying for at least 24. Check your dive comp for your saturation percentage or call DAN if you have done excessive saturation dives and aren't sure.
Not much scope for that in Cayman....unless you know the right people.
We flew from Curacao to Bonaire for a weekend diving and dived to 40m, dried off and got on the plane. The airline caters for divers and flies no higher than 1500 feet, 500 metres or so. One of the punters in the group ended up in the pot but she was a weedy pigeon of a woman and I am convinced it was in her head...but better to be safe than sorry.
boogey
On the return, you can dive 12 hours before a flight, 18 hours if its two dives and don't think about deco and flying for at least 24. Check your dive comp for your saturation percentage or call DAN if you have done excessive saturation dives and aren't sure.
Not much scope for that in Cayman....unless you know the right people.
We flew from Curacao to Bonaire for a weekend diving and dived to 40m, dried off and got on the plane. The airline caters for divers and flies no higher than 1500 feet, 500 metres or so. One of the punters in the group ended up in the pot but she was a weedy pigeon of a woman and I am convinced it was in her head...but better to be safe than sorry.
boogey
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