Got bent, preferred IWR to my local chamber

[AbyssDiver1983]

Is 30/70 "conservative"?

What does "conservative" actually mean. What you describe is how the word is usually used in diving, but if by "conservative" you actually mean "safer," you may be wrong in that belief. There is not doubt that a GF high of 70 is safer than 80+. It is the GF lo of 30 that is of concern. In most modern diving thought, a GF that low is riskier than a higher one.

Evolving Thought on Deep Decompression Stops
Gradient Factors in a Post-Deep Stops World

I hear what you’re saying. What would you recommend?

 

[tursiops]

Is 30/70 "conservative"?

What does "conservative" actually mean. What you describe is how the word is usually used in diving, but if by "conservative" you actually mean "safer," you may be wrong in that belief. There is not doubt that a GF high of 70 is safer than 80+. It is the GF lo of 30 that is of concern. In most modern diving thought, a GF that low is riskier than a higher one.

Evolving Thought on Deep Decompression Stops
Gradient Factors in a Post-Deep Stops World

I agree with you completely.

 

[sea_ledford]

It sounds like IWR is going to be the first option for you given the status of the local chamber. I would recommend working with your dive club or buddies to get a more formal IWR protocol in place. I know IANTD does IWR training, so they might be a good resource to find out if someone localish can help out with that.
In-Water Recompression Provider

 

[boulderjohn]

I hear what you’re saying. What would you recommend?

I am personally diving in the neighborhood of 60/75. I say "in the neighborhood" because I think the neighborhood is good, and I am willing to adjust to what the rest of the people with whom I am diving are doing. I cannot think of anyone I have dived with in the last two years diving less than 60.

 

[AbyssDiver1983]

I hear what you’re saying. What would you recommend?

like I said before I left it on the standard Teric OCTec setting. Lots of debate around deep stops and I didn’t want to do any guesswork.

 

[AbyssDiver1983]

I am personally diving in the neighborhood of 60/75. I say "in the neighborhood" because I think the neighborhood is good, and I am willing to adjust to what the rest of the people with whom I am diving are doing. I cannot think of anyone I have dived with in the last two years diving less than 60.

That’s interesting, so you think the deeper stops may have caused the problem?

 

[Miyaru]

Thank you very much for sharing!


@Akimbo
Consider moving threads like these to a dedicated experience section?
We all know what's in the books and what's written down in the emergency plans, but real life experiences are worth so much more.

 

[boulderjohn]

like I said before I left it on the standard Teric OCTec setting. Lots of debate around deep stops and I didn’t want to do any guesswork.

Interestingly enough, in 2015, the Shearwater owner wrote that he has personally gone to a higher GF lo than that. In an update, he referenced my article quoted above.

Review of Deep Stops in Technical Diving - Shearwater Research

 

[boulderjohn]

That’s interesting, so you think the deeper stops may have caused the problem?

I cannot possibly tell that. It might be. It might not be. As I said, I got bent on a dive for which there simply should not have been a problem. In fact, for some reason I had decided to be extra careful that day. I did two NDL dives (admittedly to the edge of NDL) and did extended safety stops while breathing oxygen. I should not have had a problem.

 

[AbyssDiver1983]

Interestingly enough, in 2015, the Shearwater owner wrote that he has personally gone to a higher GF lo than that. In an update, he referenced my article quoted above.

Review of Deep Stops in Technical Diving - Shearwater Research

Go figure. One would think the thing would come with the most modern settings built in. Thanks for the heads up.