Kyle0692
Contributor
Hi all,
Last month I completed TDI’s AN/DP courses. I’ve done about a 100 or so dives now and about 5 of those have been in the 120-130 ft range and during my certification I went down to 155 ft. For me narcosis has been pretty significant. Very seldom do I feel much, if at all, shallower than 110 ft but in the 120’s-130’s I feel it every dive. 155 feet did not feel worse than 130, but I definitely lost my focus considerably and it added to the task loading I already had while doing skills at depth. I am interested in Helitrox to help offset narcosis while I get experience diving the tech configuration within 150 ft and shallower for dives in the 120-150 ft range. You may ask why I didn’t take this to begin with. I didn’t know about the offering to start, and also my instructor is not yet certified as a trimix instructor, which I understand you have to be certified for to teach this course. I was curious if anyone has gone down this path and what it may look like skill-wise in addition to what I have learned in AN/DP. There are a couple of great wrecks in the WPB area that I want to dive, the Hydro Atlantic and the Lady Luck which are in the 130-160 ft range.
Thanks!
Kyle
Last month I completed TDI’s AN/DP courses. I’ve done about a 100 or so dives now and about 5 of those have been in the 120-130 ft range and during my certification I went down to 155 ft. For me narcosis has been pretty significant. Very seldom do I feel much, if at all, shallower than 110 ft but in the 120’s-130’s I feel it every dive. 155 feet did not feel worse than 130, but I definitely lost my focus considerably and it added to the task loading I already had while doing skills at depth. I am interested in Helitrox to help offset narcosis while I get experience diving the tech configuration within 150 ft and shallower for dives in the 120-150 ft range. You may ask why I didn’t take this to begin with. I didn’t know about the offering to start, and also my instructor is not yet certified as a trimix instructor, which I understand you have to be certified for to teach this course. I was curious if anyone has gone down this path and what it may look like skill-wise in addition to what I have learned in AN/DP. There are a couple of great wrecks in the WPB area that I want to dive, the Hydro Atlantic and the Lady Luck which are in the 130-160 ft range.
Thanks!
Kyle