MykaDives
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Reading through the Incidents & Accidents forum there is a lot of discussion regarding surface support (or the lack of).
I'm curious, technical divers - where do you draw your line personally for the dives you typically do? There are a ton of variables between each individual (which conditions are usual for you? salt? fresh? mountains? lake? ocean? hours from a chamber? etc etc etc), what is your protocol? Which parameters do you personally consider when determining the surface support you're comfortable with? At what point do you require a MD or a chamber on the boat in order for you to proceed with a dive? At what point do you require support/check divers? Which situations have you been faced with that you called the dive due to lack of surface support?
Please, let's discuss.
I'm curious, technical divers - where do you draw your line personally for the dives you typically do? There are a ton of variables between each individual (which conditions are usual for you? salt? fresh? mountains? lake? ocean? hours from a chamber? etc etc etc), what is your protocol? Which parameters do you personally consider when determining the surface support you're comfortable with? At what point do you require a MD or a chamber on the boat in order for you to proceed with a dive? At what point do you require support/check divers? Which situations have you been faced with that you called the dive due to lack of surface support?
Please, let's discuss.