Willar
Contributor
So I've been diving 60-90fsw all week in Jamaica. The last day the weather is bad and waves a little taller. We splash in and go to 75fsw to find only sand and grass. Fin along for 5 minutes against a strong current looking for the reef and DM thumbs the dive.
Five others climb on the boat with no safety stop. I do 2 minutes and climb on board. The DM says we are relocating and splashing in again. I say "no way - 7 minutes in the water, max 75fsw, 5 minute surface interval, and I'm flying tomorrow" and I stay on the boat. Plus we have no new tanks so I'd only have maybe 15 minutes max of air. My dive buddy thinks about it a second, has the option to go with the DM, and stays on the boat too. We agreed better safe than sorry. Oh, and the Cobra shows no alarms since the safety stop was optional.
Was I being overly cautious? Would you have splashed in a second time?
(BTW, riding the boat was fun in the mild-heavy seas, and the others got in 10 minutes and said it was no good due to current and visibility.)
Five others climb on the boat with no safety stop. I do 2 minutes and climb on board. The DM says we are relocating and splashing in again. I say "no way - 7 minutes in the water, max 75fsw, 5 minute surface interval, and I'm flying tomorrow" and I stay on the boat. Plus we have no new tanks so I'd only have maybe 15 minutes max of air. My dive buddy thinks about it a second, has the option to go with the DM, and stays on the boat too. We agreed better safe than sorry. Oh, and the Cobra shows no alarms since the safety stop was optional.
Was I being overly cautious? Would you have splashed in a second time?
(BTW, riding the boat was fun in the mild-heavy seas, and the others got in 10 minutes and said it was no good due to current and visibility.)