# of dives vs. time under water

[padiscubapro]

Originally posted by Liquid
The 80 min diver will had made only shalow dives, while the 20 made all kinds of dives. Some go the extreme of logging not single dives, but DAYS of diving. As there are skilled used once every day (like planning, that is if you do exactly what you plan).

I would not agree,

most of my 80min plus dives are usually atleast 130.. most considerably deeper.., The average 130ft dive here (for those with experience) has a total run time of 60-90 minutes..

When I do a 3 hour dive its usually not at recreational depths...

Many classes I teach have both dive # requirements, to force a certain number of dive plans AND a Bottom time requirement AND a total run time requirement RT=BT + deco

You cover ALL the bases.. dives by themselve mean nothing...