Disturbing 'advice' from DAN in Alert Diver

[Blackwood]

Great post, wve. Thanks.

"we aren't talking about treating DCS, but preventing it."

Precisely. Treating DCS may very well involve the "poor man's chamber," but again bouncing down to perform a "safety stop" is anything but.

 

[Graeme Tolton]

PPo2 at 15 ft on air - .3 (approx)
PPo2 at surface on 100% o2 - 1.0

If someone is worried enough, all dive boats should have it ready! No reputable dive op will be mad that you used their o2. However, safety stops are just that - for added margins of safety. Not mandatory. Deco stops are mandatory.