I have a question/scenario that I haven't seen addressed regarding deep air training.
The usual response is if you can't get used to the effects and there are better ways to do it then why do it....we don't expose people to driving drunk so they can get better at it etc...
What if your dive plan was to dive a wall to 100 fsw on air or EAN 32? Let's say a downdraft or a bladder malfunction dropped your buddy to 150 fsw. Potentially now there is a higher level of adrenaline, anxiety, as well as narcosis involved.
You go down to help your buddy and it is the first time you have experienced all these factors. Wouldn't it be more prudent to experience at least the narcosis and learn to deal with it several times thereby reducing the anxiety before the real thing comes along with the attendant adrenaline?
Any training down to 188 fsw would be outside the oxtox range. I think an argument could be made that 10 dives to 150-180 fsw on air would be a prudent thing for anyone planning on diving regularly in the 100-120 fsw range. If you don't dive where a down draft or malfunction could take you to those depths then perhaps it isn't useful otherwise I think a good argument can be made.
The usual response is if you can't get used to the effects and there are better ways to do it then why do it....we don't expose people to driving drunk so they can get better at it etc...
What if your dive plan was to dive a wall to 100 fsw on air or EAN 32? Let's say a downdraft or a bladder malfunction dropped your buddy to 150 fsw. Potentially now there is a higher level of adrenaline, anxiety, as well as narcosis involved.
You go down to help your buddy and it is the first time you have experienced all these factors. Wouldn't it be more prudent to experience at least the narcosis and learn to deal with it several times thereby reducing the anxiety before the real thing comes along with the attendant adrenaline?
Any training down to 188 fsw would be outside the oxtox range. I think an argument could be made that 10 dives to 150-180 fsw on air would be a prudent thing for anyone planning on diving regularly in the 100-120 fsw range. If you don't dive where a down draft or malfunction could take you to those depths then perhaps it isn't useful otherwise I think a good argument can be made.