waterpirate
Contributor
The definition of a "trust me dive" should be added to that advisory.
Eric
Eric
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
I started diving 10 years later in the transitional period from air to other gases, but in a region where they were not available. As such I did air to 150' for awhile, but part of the "skillset" was being extremely prudent and ensuring the conditions werewell within carefully defined parameters given the high ENDs involved. Even then, training and proper configuration were key.I made hundreds of dives on air below 150 feet, dozens below 200 feet, and several below 300 feet. I started diving in 1972 at the age of fourteen and didn't develop a fear of diving deep on air (the only gas we had until ~1985), it was just another skill set to master. Though now, at the age of 53, I do dive mix below 120 feet.
That's one of the problems with narcosis--you usually don't feel it enough to realize what it is doing to you. In her case, she apparently did not realize that she had reached the 300 foot depth and kept going. A buddy caught up with her at 400 feet and turned her around. That extra descent used up their air supply, so they ran out of air at about 200 feet. Fortunately, they had another diver with them who had not gone past 300 feet and who still had enough air to get them to the surface (no stops) with three person buddy breathing. She died. The buddy who caught her at 400 feet is still paralyzed. The other diver will probably recover, although we are not getting reports in him so I can't be sure.
Never become the 2nd casualty.
Marci and I are a team in every sense if the word, but we are real clear that if things go south, one if us needs to get out of the cave to raise the pre-schooler.Ever dive with anyone you love? That's an easy statement to ribbit back in a rescue class, but it doesn't always hold up in reality.
YMMV.
Marci and I are a team in every sense if the word, but we are real clear that if things go south, one if us needs to get out of the cave to raise the pre-schooler.
It's a conversation every diving couple needs to have.
And your last sentence sums up the difference between what you describe and the topic of this thread.Marci and I are a team in every sense if the word, but we are real clear that if things go south, one if us needs to get out of the cave to raise the pre-schooler.
It's a conversation every diving couple needs to have.
Ever been in a situation where youve actually needed to make that choice?Never become the 2nd casualty.