Pony bottle

[boomx5]

My dive buddy is my uncle, I don't really choose to dive this deep. My uncle/dive buddy tells me to stay by him, and this how deep he brings me.

Then maybe we should be talking to your uncle. Does he have a computer with internet access?

 

[spearfisherman55]

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[boomx5]

No, why

Because he seems to be putting you in danger and is setting a bad example. Maybe he doesn't know any better, but I think he needs someone to explain it to him.

 

[spearfisherman55]

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[boomx5]

He knows he is OW cert, AOW cert, nitrox, resuce cert, and he even is a diver for the police.

Then he should know better than to put you in danger like that.

 

[Rick Murchison]

I'm sure your uncle doesn't realize the danger he's putting you in. When you talk to him next, tell him that you've been on the internet and all the old professional and technical divers are up in arms over the kind of dives he's taking you on because we believe he's exposing you to danger he doesn't know about.
I am serious about your bones. If you'd like to make sure you don't end up with one leg shorter than the other you need to listen to what we're saying.
I'll be happy to explain it, but just tell him the growth area of your long bones can be easily damaged; the 60' rule isn't there just to hold you back - it's because there are very real dangers to taking young bones deep.
Rick

 

[spearfisherman55]

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[Sideband]

My dive buddy is my uncle, I don't really choose to dive this deep. My uncle/dive buddy tells me to stay by him, and this how deep he brings me.

Then what you are doing are called "trust me" dives. They are generally a very bad thing. Do a search for the term. I wouldn't consider taking ANY OW diver past 60' let alone an OW diver with 17 dives. That is an accident waiting to happen. 17 dives may seem like a lot now but it isn't. I have made over 70 logged dives in my first year and have over 24 hours underwater in a pool. I am AOW and nitrox certified and taking Rescue. I would not dive the dives you are making. I consider myself too inexperienced. (Although now that I put it all together like that it was a darn good first year )
Also, do a search for "Rock bottom" pressures. More than just a good idea.

Joe

 

[boomx5]

I can go take the PADI AOW cert. and be cert for 130', I just need the money.

Even though the AOW will "qualify" you to dive to 130', the course doesn't do a very good job teaching you how to properly dive in those ranges. Take it slow, and build up some experience before you continue to dive to those depths. Look, I know what you are going through...I got certified when I was 15 years old also. However, knowing what I know now...I really didn't know very much back then. Good luck and dive safe.

 

[Rick Murchison]

I can go take the PADI AOW cert. and be cert for 130', I just need the money.

Sheeesh!
"When I was 14 I knew everything, and my father knew nothing. By the time I was 24 I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in a decade." Mark Twian said it, and I lived it - you're living it now.
You're not listening.
You are going to get hurt if you keep on the same path you're on. Your gas management is unsatisfactory; your dive planning is non-existent; your equipment lacks the necessary redundancy for the dives you're doing; you are exposing your bones to too much nitrogen. You might get away with it, but it is much more likely that one of these will bite you.
For your information, the PADI AOW recommended depth limit is 100', not 130'. But you should stay above 60' until you quit growing taller.
Got it?
Rick