I also agree.
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Uncle Pug once bubbled...
... I've got it.
*Faux Deco*
no no... can't use the D word...
Hmmmm....
*Abitrary Stop at half the max depth because....*
no no... too long...
Hmmmm....
I gotta go.... I'll work on it.
detroit diver once bubbled...
No, that will work UP. The big agencies love acronyms anyway. Remember BWRAF?
ASHMDT2MA20
Arbitrary Stop at Half Max Depth Then 2 Minutes At 20
I for one am glad that a major agency is adding some form of deep stop to their basic OW training. I have a lot of "random" buddies since I go on dive trips solo. Way too many of them have this blank look, or ask "Why?", when I mention the stops I'll be doing during the ascent.NetDoc once bubbled...
. Thank you NAUI for taking the time and effort, and spending the money to determine that this is indeed a "good thing" and then making it a part of your BOW training.
NetDoc once bubbled...
I agree with most of what you said... but I strongly feel that every dive is a decompression inducing dive: some more than others. I also feel that there is a very low incidence of clinical and sub-clinical DCS already and that even an "arbitrary" stop at half of your depth for a full minute will not only slow ascents down appreciably, but also reduce micro bubbles in the quick tissues significantly. Its the law of diminishing returns here... a minute stop is unbelievably better than no stop at all and any additional stops will add some cushion, but not near as much as that initial stop. As for acronyms; call it NADS (Naui's Arbitrary Deep Stop) if you must. I am still glad that they have made it part of their minimum standards.
Scubaroo once bubbled...
Max depth 83', so I did a 1 minute stop at 40' in addition to 1 min to 30', then 1 min to 20', then 2 min at 20', then about 1.5 mins to the surface.
Wasn't much to see at it.