Apparently non-emergency emergency air sharing is a different matter.
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Er.... Did that just rip the space-time continuum?
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Apparently non-emergency emergency air sharing is a different matter.
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I did something you think is dangerous but I do not. You do something which I think is dangerous but you do not. It's no big deal. We all do our own risk assessment every time we get in the water.I've never heard of a dive op actively encouraging hungover diving. Apparently non-emergency emergency air sharing is a different matter.
But I guess this is beating a dead horse. The topic was hashed out in Sharing air to extend bottom time [Archive] - ScubaBoard - Scuba Diving Forum - Diving Social Network and the consensus among the experienced instructors was that it's a terrible idea. I agree. Too bad the dead horse is still alive and kicking.
But not all of us are so aware of all the risks. Less experienced divers may trust the advice of "professionals" almost blindly, especially if they are paying for it and want to believe they're getting their money's worth.We all do our own risk assessment every time we get in the water.
No argument there. More experienced divers can look at a situation and evaluate it on its own merits without having to totally rely on hard and fast rules that are designed (with good reason) to keep newbies from getting themselves into trouble.But not all of us are so aware of all the risks. Less experienced divers may trust the advice of "professionals" almost blindly, especially if they are paying for it and want to believe they're getting their money's worth.
Dear Mossman,
Planned and properly executed air sharing with proper equipment in a controlled environment is, in my opinion, much less risky than sending divers up alone, or even in buddy pairs where many boats are passing overhead at great speed. Indeed the PADI Divemaster manual states that when drift diving..."The group must descend and ascend together". At least it did when I set the rules for Aldora in 1992 and saw lots of divers hit by oncoming boats!
Dave Dillehay
Aldora Divers
Right. And as I pointed out, we were sharing air at the beginning of the dive when my wife had plenty enough air to safely ascend should we have become separated.