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Hi all,
I'm a PhD student in computer science - entering year 6 and hoping to graduate soon. The last 3 years, one research project I was helping on was a waterborne illness risk assessment tool for scuba divers and swimmers. One dataset I never came across online was dive logs. For example, DAN has many dive logs and they've published work related to analysis of these. But DAN does not publish the dive logs. Does anyone know of a public dive logs repository? I'm especially curious about any illnesses that might have been recorded following the dive.

 

[LI-er]

You're wasting your time.

Divers don't typically experience post dive symptoms secondary to a waterborne illness (aside from DCS and AGE of course). And if they did, it wouldn't be very likely that it would be entered into their dive log.

6 years. Isn't that a long time to pursue a degree?

 

[Johnoly]

6 years. Isn't that a long time to pursue a degree?

 

[RyanT]

6 years. Isn't that a long time to pursue a degree?

Not for a Ph.D. in computer science.

 

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You're wasting your time.

Divers don't typically experience post dive symptoms secondary to a waterborne illness (aside from DCS and AGE of course). And if they did, it wouldn't be very likely that it would be entered into their dive log.

6 years. Isn't that a long time to pursue a degree?

I guess I'm looking a bit more at diving in contaminated waters, so not typical recreational diving. So the logs of interest might not be from everyday divers in this case, but specifically perhaps commercial or other occupational divers.

Having illness as part of the log data would certainly make the logs more relevant. But my thought is having logs could still be helpful, for example: water quality observations (e.g. turbidity), dive location (e.g. near known contaminants), dive time (e.g. after heavy rainfall), dive depth (e.g. near the surface or seafloor where bacteria and viruses are more likely to be found), longer or repeated dives in contaminated areas, any notes on fatigue or discomfort or non-specific symptoms.

4-6 years seems common in my program. In any case I'm actually at a point where I've been interviewing for full-time roles outside of my program, and we'll see how it goes from there.