I understand that safety stop is not mandatory in recreational diving. However, according to PADI RDP's rule, a safety stop is required when a dive depth is greater than 100ft (30m). I understand that recreational diving maximum depth should be above 30m, but my question is that what if i accidentally exceed 30m in a dive (say 31m) and I also miss safety stop as PADI RDP required (but I'm not in deco), what should I do after the dive? Should I take this seriously as missing a deco stop since it's mandatory? Or I should regard this as missing a deep stop? Should I not dive in the next 24hrs?
If it's OK to miss this (after dive deeper than 30m) since it's called "safety stop" for safety only, how could PADI RDP make it mandatory?
If it's OK to miss this (after dive deeper than 30m) since it's called "safety stop" for safety only, how could PADI RDP make it mandatory?