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Thanks Dan for the history.I knew there was a lot of variability in susceptibility to DCS and it's good to hear confirmation.I have buddies who get bent diving air deeper than 100' even with conservative computers so they use nitrox and a lot of 02 near the surface.
I've done many short duration dives to a depth of around 200 ft on air. Reading your comments, I very much doubt that you have done anything similar.
Bob, what 'training' would you consider to be appropriate for such a dive? This is NOT a loaded question, and I do NOT have a hidden / secret answer.Back about eight years ago I lost a friend who thought the way you do on this topic. He did a 200 foot bounce dive with an experienced diver . . . . who thought it was totally doable. My friend, Chad, never surfaced. Another diver found his body stuck in the mud at about 205 feet 10 months afterward. . . . . If you want to go to 200 feet, get the training and equipment to do it the right way
... The smart instructors teach Trimix for deep...Deep air should not be taught.
Bob, what 'training' would you consider to be appropriate for such a dive? This is NOT a loaded question, and I do NOT have a hidden / secret answer.
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Bob, what 'training' would you consider to be appropriate for such a dive? This is NOT a loaded question, and I do NOT have a hidden / secret answer.
How about knowing how to plan for a dive to that depth, carrying some redundancy and adequate gas supplies, some knowledge of decompression procedures, knowledge and use of trimix, and some ability to follow a proper deco schedule.
Either that or just use an oversize beer can, dump your ass overboard, swim like hell, and hope nothing goes wrong. Getting to 200 feet is easy, after all ... the tricky part is getting back to the surface in good health ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)