Necklinsberg
Contributor
Was watching a show on the Dead Sea and got to thinking about the effects of diving there (& any other below sea level locations).
Online sources talk about full face masks for protection against salt in eyes, need to rinse gear extremely well, etc. But none address the effect of change in ambient air pressure.
For altitude, one must adjust procedures for the reduced pressure from sea level starting at +1000 ft. Since he Dead Sea is -1400 ft, are there deco-theory implications?
I would think that there would be a special concern since the diver would probably be coming from would be qualify as an altitude for diving purposes and descending to the floor of the rift valley.
Or am I mis-understanding the situation?
Online sources talk about full face masks for protection against salt in eyes, need to rinse gear extremely well, etc. But none address the effect of change in ambient air pressure.
For altitude, one must adjust procedures for the reduced pressure from sea level starting at +1000 ft. Since he Dead Sea is -1400 ft, are there deco-theory implications?
I would think that there would be a special concern since the diver would probably be coming from would be qualify as an altitude for diving purposes and descending to the floor of the rift valley.
Or am I mis-understanding the situation?