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So, I've been diving at this great little dive center. Feels like a second home, great people, interesting dive sites blah blah. The other day a group of divers show up. They all have around 500 dives (way more than me for now) and seemed reasonably experienced.They are all have PADI rescue rating (like me). Next thing I know they've requested a 45 meter dive and plan to go into deco (aiming for 10 minutes deco stop max). I'm also scheduled for this dive. Now here's the hitch, only 1 person is actually a tech diver and it's not one of the customers. I said yes to the dive because a few minutes of deco didn't seem too serious and I've accidentally gone into deco twice so I had an idea of what to expect when it comes to understanding what my computer is telling regarding deco. However, due to some circumstances the dive never actually happened.
I still don't know what to make of the whole situation. Am I being a scuba prude for having this leave a bad after-taste in my mouth? I mean, I was not planning to venture into the technical realm just yet. As a recreational diver I am inclined to stick to the limits suggested by PADI. 5 meters deeper than 40 just because its more thrilling (or whatever their reasoning) seems like asking for trouble to me. Am I alone in these thoughts? Feel like I'm on a rant here, but I'm very curious if this is an exception or if this actually happens a lot in dive centers (i.e. customers asking to dip their toes a little beyond the recreational realm (especially when it comes to depth and deco stops) and dive centers agreeing.
I still don't know what to make of the whole situation. Am I being a scuba prude for having this leave a bad after-taste in my mouth? I mean, I was not planning to venture into the technical realm just yet. As a recreational diver I am inclined to stick to the limits suggested by PADI. 5 meters deeper than 40 just because its more thrilling (or whatever their reasoning) seems like asking for trouble to me. Am I alone in these thoughts? Feel like I'm on a rant here, but I'm very curious if this is an exception or if this actually happens a lot in dive centers (i.e. customers asking to dip their toes a little beyond the recreational realm (especially when it comes to depth and deco stops) and dive centers agreeing.