Going into Deco as Rec Diver

[stepfen]

If you dive in a way that might lead to short deco stops you should be able to do them even without a cert.....

The problem is that if you dive in a way that might lead to short deco, might also probably lead you to not knowing what your computer is saying (because you've never seen your DC in deco mode before), and/or a short deco might easily become a long(-ish) deco without realising it and as a result it is quite probable that it will also lead to a low on gas situation especially in case of an emergency during the unplaned deco (such as loss of gas, paniced buddy, entalgment etc). Things can get nasty pretty fast. In short it is a recipe for (a potential) disaster.

Better to avoid all these all together by staying within limits, especially for new, inexperienced divers. Or if you insist on doing such dives, get certified and be prepared to do them properly (with proper gas and equipment redundancies etc).

 

[MICHIGAN DIVER]

Intro-to-tech type classes focus on using all the gear that is likely new to you.

I can totally understand that "quite a bit cheaper" is appealing. Ask your instructor: Why is your course quite a bit cheaper?

Yes, I agree with new gear comment. Working on that. The courses are cheaper because I can get them thru a newly trained tech instructor at the shop I work at. This shop has never really offered much advanced level classes. I was not really interested in doing the more advanced diving until I did have the gear and could do all the training. The SSI class I mentioned was more for extra learning or having a little idea of what to do if something went wrong. Wanted to know if anyone did the SSI extended range class and thoughts. Thanks for the reply.

 

[Scubagermany]

The problem is that if you dive in a way that might lead to short deco, might also probably lead you to not knowing what your computer is saying (because you've never seen your DC in deco mode before), and/or a short deco might easily become a long(-ish) deco without realising it and as a result it is quite probable that it will also lead to a low on gas situation especially in case of an emergency during the unplaned deco (such as loss of gas, paniced buddy, entalgment etc). Things can get nasty pretty fast. In short it is a recipe for (a potential) disaster.

Better to avoid all these all together by staying within limits, especially for new, inexperienced divers. Or if you insist on doing such dives, get certified and be prepared to do them properly (with proper gas and equipment redundancies etc).

I do not disagree with what you are saying. Still if you dive 43m deep you should be able to read your computer and to fulfill you deco obligation if one arises. That is not hard to do even without special training.

If you do not understand what your dive computer tries to tell you and act accordingly you have no business diving in such a way.

 

[tarponchik]

I went into deco couple dozen times when diving solo, but only once on a boat dive. They did not ask, I did not tell, and this was my last dive of the day anyway.

 

[lexvil]

Chill, rather than a big lecture just follow the computer and allow it to guide you safely out of the unintentional situation and be aware that it can happen.