Flying After Diving - DAN Workshop Report 2002

[tursiops]

tursiops submitted a new resource:

Flaying After Diving - DAN Workshop REport 2002 - "Flying After Recreational Diving - Workshop Proceedings" May 2, 2002

Finally published in 2004, this is the source document for much of today's wisdom and policies.

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[Nedster]

Hi, there are a few other articles about flying after diving that are a little bit more up-to-date. The general consenses is the same, but the more up-to-date, then the better. Thanks for sharing. It's still an interesting read.

 

[tursiops]

Hi, there are a few other articles about flying after diving that are a little bit more up-to-date. The general consenses is the same, but the more up-to-date, then the better. Thanks for sharing. It's still an interesting read.

Can you provide any citations of the more recent work?

 

[fnog]

AFAICR the data from Switzerland common practice of driving with the car near 2000m altitude on slow ascents, starting after just 2h to 4h surface time (possibly at altitude already) is a good but incomplete data source. Some ppl finish their deco stage in the car when passing mountain tops. Data blindness fosters conservatisms, as it should. NB: in the event that a commercial aircraft loses 0.8bar setpoint, DCS may be the least of your concerns.

 

[tursiops]

For Flying after Diving, NOAA simply quotes the US Navy Dive Manual, the latest version of which is Rev 7A, and is here. The tables provided are all based on the highest pressure group (as in the Navy tables) attained in the previous 24h. For ascent to 8000 ft (commercial aircraft altitude), the Required Surface Interval varies from zero to 21h, depending on one's pressure group. See Table 9-6 in the Navy Manual.

 

[Nedster]

Can you provide any citations of the more recent work?

Hi, I'll have a quick search for more data in the upcoming day. Sorry, we have been busy with diving courses.