Fascinating, so you teach planned decompression to OW students ?
The point I was attempting to make (obviously to obliquely) was that training for scenarios you shouldn't be in can encourage divers to get into those scenarios.
Wouldn't an OW student be better served to understand what an overhead environment is and taught to avoid it until their skill and training is appropriate?
Hey John, good questions,
I teach min deco to OW students as an ascent strategy. I also teach rock bottom as a gas plan to ensure you and another dive can safely reach the surface. This eliminates the arbitrary return with 500 psi or rough 2/3 of a tank. What those dont account for, amongst others, is the following scenario;
2 divers with 800 psi, at a stop....approached by another diver with OOA. Decision time, do I say no?Do I donate and possibly not have enough gas? Do I donate and Grab from my buddy? Rock bottom avoids this dilemma.