Nitrox_DiverNY
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Hello all, newbie diver question here.. After witnessing divers make multiple trips from the bottom to surface in about 30ft of sea water, I have been asking myself how much risk this creates in a dive profile and how common is this profile. I assume it creates more DSC risk but wanted to see if anyone here could elaborate on it more. There must be certain divers that dive this way for recovery or for special working conditions.
At what point after ascending from depth (not counting NDL or gas left) is it unacceptable to return back to depth on the same dive? How many times can this be done in one dive?
Lets say If a situation arose where a diver was at 30ft, then had ascended to surface for some visual aid to lets say shore, then decided to descend back down to 30ft for the remainder of the dive, is this a safe action taken by the diver?
Thanks for the feedback!
At what point after ascending from depth (not counting NDL or gas left) is it unacceptable to return back to depth on the same dive? How many times can this be done in one dive?
Lets say If a situation arose where a diver was at 30ft, then had ascended to surface for some visual aid to lets say shore, then decided to descend back down to 30ft for the remainder of the dive, is this a safe action taken by the diver?
Thanks for the feedback!