That is often claimed on threads, but that is not true for most policies regarding NDL dives.Insurance companies look for any reason to say no. If you are injured, whilst below your max certified depth, that may be reason enough to deny a claim.
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That is often claimed on threads, but that is not true for most policies regarding NDL dives.Insurance companies look for any reason to say no. If you are injured, whilst below your max certified depth, that may be reason enough to deny a claim.
Just for clarification, the PADI Tec 40 class does not allow the diver to go beyond recreational limits for depth; it instead allows the diver to stay at that depth beyond recreational limits and accelerate decompression using EANx 50 as a decompression gas. For the life of me, I don't understand why a certification like that isn't more popular. Where I spend the winter in Florida, there are a number of wrecks that are not visited by dive operators because although they are within recreational depth limits, they are deep enough that most divers don't think the short NDLs make the dive worth it. A lot of people would love to have more time diving between the 100-130 foot range.Must make the PADI Tec-Rec divers a bit mad!
Reminder: their basic tec course is the Tec40.
Momma said nothing good happens after midnight. You could add that nothing good happens below 100'.
Must make the PADI Tec-Rec divers a bit mad!
Reminder: their basic tec course is the Tec40. Then Tec45 (to ???m) and Tec50 (think that's down to 60m; it's a normoxic trimix course, or was)
Insurance companies look for any reason to say no. If you are injured, whilst below your max certified depth, that may be reason enough to deny a claim.
Momma said nothing good happens after midnight. You could add that nothing good happens below 100'. Is the cert itself necessary? Not for at least 99% of the recreational dives that are done. Is it useful to do a few supervised training dives in the 100-130 feet range? Sure, especially if you are interested in some of the deeper wreck dives in the Keys and elsewhere.
If there's one thing I've seen repeated on SB in my short tenure, it's the "a course is only as good as its instructor" and I'm grateful for mine!I believe courses that actually arm a diver with the tools and skills needed to safely and confidently plan and execute dives in the 100-130 ft range do exist, and they are generally labeled tech diving courses.
Deep Injury: Will Your Insurance Company Be There? Not MU.That is often claimed on threads, but that is not true for most policies regarding NDL dives.