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There is a new phenomenon and it's called Nitrogen Narcosis. Your bovine index increases exponentially with your depth. When you hit 130 fsw you have the reasoning abilities of a cow. Even cows have enough sense to not dive this deeply on air.Thalassamania:
Yes, we are out at one extreme. These are the standards developed at Scripps in the early 1950s that have been the backbone of university diving programs and that now form the basis of the guidelines promulgated by the AAUS. All of the recreational diving agencies can trace their standards to these standards, and the history of recreational diving can be described as one of continuous standard slipage. Most of us who've been around long enough to see it will agree to that.tep:
It's proof that SOME agencies evolve their standards to EXCLUDE dangerous protocols. I would hasten to add that our understanding and application of bubble models has also advanced. Computers have aided our ability and our enjoyment of our diving.underwasser bolt:
But seriously, what does the current discussion have to do with slipping standards??
cancun mark:
(Not being snarky, but still kind of curious as to why the descrepencies... But, I supposed that I shall remain in the dark on that... ) My buddy and I are able to do it, although, obviously, we'd use our octo first, if we had to, we could do buddy breathing.
Hi Nicole, Were you trained by NAUI? Your experience was similar to mine whch was NAUI. I am not aware of what the differences might be in PADI or others.bookboarder:
