'deep stop' experiences

[crofrog]

Buy an odive and experiment

 

[rongoodman]

I'm not a technical-diver, but I'd say the advantage of having specific stops for tech-diving is it's easier to follow a routine or check-list, and there are much greater risks, if you don't plan or deco properly. You could probably do something like make the "staircase" profile a little less harsh, by adding more stops, but shorter time at each stop.

I have no idea what you're trying to say here. You seem to be mixing up deco stops generated by your diving software/computer, which the OP was inquiring about, with checklists.

 

[Wibble]

For me, purely my own feelings after doing many dives — mostly requiring decompression…

I don’t do deep stops as they seem pointless, adding to the decompression time.

I do try to do my last stop around 4.5m/14ft depending on the weather. I set my last stop to be 3m on my computer and if it’s calm enough will finish somewhere below there. I also slowly ascend from my last stop at 1 min per metre/3ft.

I discovered that by doing that I was a lot less tired after diving.

 

[ark7750]

In response to an earlier question, I actually don't have the option for a deep stop. Also, I don't really do square profiles, but rather descend to the max depth desired, and slowly ascend during the dive. Actually, I am not a very experienced diver.

Anyway, getting back to finding a profile that results in the least amount of tiredness after a dive, although many different safe profiles may be executed based upon a dive computer suggestions, it would be interesting if profiles could be refined to be optimized based upon brain wave frequencies upon surfacing, where for example slower brain waves are generally associated with sluggish feelings, and higher frequency brain waves are more associated with alertness.... the objective being to discover a suitable profile which results in the fastest brain waves post dive.

 

[GF99/99]

Pretty much sums up deep stops for you and why they have gone out of style:

 

[boulderjohn]

Fatigue after a dive could have numerous implications. Perhaps you weren’t using Nitrox. Perhaps you weren’t hydrated the night before? Perhaps your fitness level is wanting? If you have accidentally exceeded the No Decompression Limit while at 100 ft, you may want to consider deco ratio on the fly (risk mitigated) by ascending to 40 ft and remain there for 3-minutes, then ascend to 30 ft and remain there for 3-minutes, then complete your Safety Stop for 3-minutes at 16 ft. Discontinue diving for 3-hours minimum.

Can you cite any authority or study that even remotely suggests something like this?

 

[Alaskan Scuba Dude]

Can you site any authority or study that even remotely suggests something like this?

Obedience to authority is not a moral necessity. To even remotely suggest something like this is based on years of experience. Make observation of PADI DSAT tables.

 

[boulderjohn]

Obedience to authority is not a moral necessity. To even remotely suggest something like this is based on years of experience. Make observation of PADI DSAT tables.

So you can just make up whatever wild thing you want and just say we don't have to have any basis other than pulling it out of our butt? What do PADI tables have to do with it--they are not remotely close to what you said to do.

I know the wise thing to do i to ignore your posts, but people who do not know better might actually do the things you tell them to do, and that thought scares me.

 

[Centrals]

I was never taught "deep stop" in both rec and tec dive. So I will leave it to that.

 

[Alaskan Scuba Dude]

Pretty much sums up deep stops for you and why they have gone out of style:

What is your Gradient Factor? And does it vary for certain dives?