Flying after 2 dives

[MasterChief D]

Thank you - absolute maximum would be 30m - both dives to 29m today were 44 minutes average depth of 16m - should be similar tomorrow.

If you could -assuming you are Nitrox certified- do the dives on the highest % of Nx allowed for the planned max depth (I.e. 35% for 30m), would also help reduce the nitrogen load and shorten your no-fly time.

 

[industrious95]

If you're flying a commercial airline, it'll probably be late anyhow.

Personally, I don't push it, but I'm Mr. Conservative. That extra dive isn't worth increasing my risk of getting bent.

 

[Storker]

Sleeping it off will help

I'd love to learn the physiology behind this (purported) effect.



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[tbone1004]

sleeping helps take stress off of the joints where the bubbles typically form, it also puts you in a state of relaxation which helps the offgassing process. You increase the risk of DCS if you are cold, tired, and dehydrated. Sleeping actually helps quite a bit in the offgassing process.

 

[Imla]

sleeping helps take stress off of the joints where the bubbles typically form, it also puts you in a state of relaxation which helps the offgassing process. You increase the risk of DCS if you are cold, tired, and dehydrated. Sleeping actually helps quite a bit in the offgassing process.

Very interested in the science and physiology behind this statement. Do you have links to any published articles?

 

[tbone1004]

this was told to me while I was doing some research with Duke Hyperbarics, I'm sure there is a paper published somewhere, and I will try to find it on the effects of rest and offgassing.

 

[ev780]

So what you are saying is that I need a nap after diving! Not a shopping trip with the now ex. Stop researching !!! Now!! Anecdotal evidence is enough.:cool2:

 

[DogDiver]

Dive away! If your commercial jet has an explosive decompression at 33,000 feet, you have a lot more to worry about then getting bent.

Planes are only pressurized to 1/2 ATA. So plan your day before flight accordingly.


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[MaxE]

Dive away! If your commercial jet has an explosive decompression at 33,000 feet, you have a lot more to worry about then getting bent.

Planes are only pressurized to 1/2 ATA. So plan your day before flight accordingly.


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"Explosive" may be a big problem for everyone. I think the rapid loss of cabin pressure is more common and requires you grab the mask that has fallen and "secure to yourself before helping a child or someone else. The bag may not inflate all the way but oxegyn will be flowing" something like that. I recall a flight landing in Hawaii that had most of the roof ripped off. Other than the flight attendant who landed independently of the rest of the flight everyone survived.

 

[tbone1004]

Dive away! If your commercial jet has an explosive decompression at 33,000 feet, you have a lot more to worry about then getting bent.

Planes are only pressurized to 1/2 ATA. So plan your day before flight accordingly.


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3/4ata actually. 0.5ATA would be dangerously hypoxic....