Is it common for technical divers to dive down to 600 feet?

[scuba789526]

I was watching videos of technical diving and one of them said that they dived down to 600 feet. Is it common for technical divers to dive down to 600 feet?

 

[PfcAJ]

No. 600ft is no joke.

 

[KevinNM]

No. That's really, really deep.

 

[sheeper]

there are those that do it but they are few. It is far, far deeper than i've gone

 

[scuba789526]

No. 600ft is no joke.

I am guessing you have to be an exceptionally experienced technical diver to do this?

 

[PfcAJ]

More than that. You've got to be willing to be a live experiment. There's exceptional risk. HPNS, CO2, narcosis, oxygen exposure. Its all way out of bounds and there's really just a few guys doing dives sub 400ft.

 

[Reku]

No it is not common. It takes tons of gear and experience to do it. Anything past 400'+ is in the realm of experimentation.

If you want to know how dangerous it is - work your way up from openwater to advanced trimix. Then you will know the answers to the questions you are asking.

 

[abscuba]

That is very deep. You would have to be a very very experienced technical diver and even then with the risk, logistical, requirements, and expense even they would not do it often.

 

[fsardone]

Definitely not common, for the reason said above.
If you wish to have a flavour for what it takes to go deep have a look at:

Deep Diving, Revised: An Advanced Guide to Physiology, Procedures and Systems: Bret Gilliam: 9780922769315: Amazon.com: Books
https://www.amazon.com/Fatally-Flawed-Quest-be-Deepest/dp/0620404728/
https://www.amazon.com/Mixed-Gas-Diving-Challenge-Technical/dp/0922769419/

Cheers