charlesml3
Contributor
I wouldn't accept being sent up early, and I would not ever permit a teammate to ascend alone.
I don't really get these "absolutely NO" responses. I think you really need to evaluate the situation. Here's one:
Colombia Shallow in Cozumel. You'd have to bring a shovel down with you to go down more than 30 feet. 100' of visibility. Your air consumption is really good, your buddy is an air hog. Do you really bail out of your dive when he burns his tank in thirty minutes?
How about Palancar Gardens? Max depth there is 70 feet or so but you're up around 45 feet when your buddy is low. He has 50 dives under his belt. Very little current, no chop and the boat has been orbiting above you the whole time. Still going to cut your dive short?
I think there is a lot of posturing on this board that doesn't really play all that likely in "the real world." I dive Cozumel a lot and I'm almost always the last diver out of the water. On more than one occasion, I've outlasted the DM. I have a lot of dives, I have my own pony and I'm plenty comfortable alone for the last 20 minutes or so. The DM and I agree on this before the dive and we only need a salute to know what's going on. At the same time, I'm not stupid. If this is a night dive, the current is heavy or the seas are rolling then I'm up with whoever is last. I think a reasonable evaluation of the site, depth, experience, and conditions should dictate the ascent process.
-Charles