So I am about a month out from completing my TDI Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures classes, and I am starting to get thinking about where and when I can put these new skills into use and get some Tech dives in once I am trained and certified.
How do you all feel about carrying out light decompression dives on boats that are carrying mostly recreational divers? Have any of you done this? I am thinking dives in the 100 - 120 ft range with limited amounts of Deco, so you are still back on the boat within an hour, but you had a noticeably longer bottom time then the rec divers did. Do many boats let you do this? I know there are specific tech diving boats aiming for deeper wrecks, but I wanted to know if we were able to do it on a regular boat.
I am originally from England and there it was commonplace for there to be a mixture of tech and rec divers due to the depths and conditions. In fact tech divers often outnumbered the recreational divers.
Anyway, thanks for your input! I'm super excited to finally be getting into tech.
How do you all feel about carrying out light decompression dives on boats that are carrying mostly recreational divers? Have any of you done this? I am thinking dives in the 100 - 120 ft range with limited amounts of Deco, so you are still back on the boat within an hour, but you had a noticeably longer bottom time then the rec divers did. Do many boats let you do this? I know there are specific tech diving boats aiming for deeper wrecks, but I wanted to know if we were able to do it on a regular boat.
I am originally from England and there it was commonplace for there to be a mixture of tech and rec divers due to the depths and conditions. In fact tech divers often outnumbered the recreational divers.
Anyway, thanks for your input! I'm super excited to finally be getting into tech.