I have been playing with developing bailout plans for CCR dives. The approach I was trained on is to calculate gas required for safe ascent to surface taking into account all deco obligations from the worst possible point of the dive (typically the end of the bottom part of the dive). I would like to hear what is the approach/strategy that experienced CCR divers take to build their bailout plans (e.g., what is the sequence of decisions you take?, what conservatism do you embed in the calculations?, what tools do you use or have built to approach this?, etc.).
Some specifics of my diving that may or may not have any influence on the bailout planning:
Some specifics of my diving that may or may not have any influence on the bailout planning:
- I plan to be self sufficient for bailout even if diving with others (i.e., no team bailout),
- I am always carrying at least 2x AL80 as part of my sidemount CCR setup (1 tank is the dil/dilout, the other one dedicated to bailout)
- With few exceptions, the bailout is planned to be carried and not staged