Diving series + flying

[martinetti]

Hello,

I am planning a week of diving in the Red Sea. Something like five consecutive days diving with two dives per day at shallow depth since I am an Open Water diver. Then I would have a day off and leaving by plane in late afternoon, so about 30 hours after the last dive... is this safe?

 

[DandyDon]

18 hour SI before flying is suggested by Divers Alert Network studies for such a plan, but it's fine to be more prudent.

 

[Chernish]

Short answer: yes

Long answer: the "default" no-dive duration before a flight is 24 hours. 24 hours is also - and this is not a coincidence - the duration that you should not go diving if an incident occurs during a dive.

[edit] Ah I see that DAN has another duration as a minimum. Well, 18 or 24 hours is not very important. Just know that with 30 hours you're fine! [/edit]
Cheers!