A friend of mine is considering taking a TDI rescue class in a few months. She was just invited to an event in Las Vegas on the evening of her ocean dives, which in theory would end about 5 hours before a flight from Southern California to Nevada if she went.
It's been a long time since I took rescue, but I vaguely remember being underwater to about 15 feet for a very short duration (like 2-3 minutes) as a victim and a rescuer. Everything else was surface skills if memory serves correct. I'm not familiar with TDI training, so I'm not sure how much time is spent underwater in their course.
I'm familiar with standard guidance on flying after diving, but have been unable to find guidance on flying after a rescue course.
Has anything been published on a situation like this? My gut says that if it really is 10-20 minutes or so at 15-20 fsw, there's no real risk. However, I'm in no way qualified to make such a determination so am curious if there is anything in the literature.
It's been a long time since I took rescue, but I vaguely remember being underwater to about 15 feet for a very short duration (like 2-3 minutes) as a victim and a rescuer. Everything else was surface skills if memory serves correct. I'm not familiar with TDI training, so I'm not sure how much time is spent underwater in their course.
I'm familiar with standard guidance on flying after diving, but have been unable to find guidance on flying after a rescue course.
Has anything been published on a situation like this? My gut says that if it really is 10-20 minutes or so at 15-20 fsw, there's no real risk. However, I'm in no way qualified to make such a determination so am curious if there is anything in the literature.