TS&M:you shouldn't do decompression diving unless you're deco certified ....................
My question is: Who has deliberately gone into deco on a recreational dive, and how did you figure out how much deco to do? Did you do what your computer asked for? Did it make any sense?
Lynne,
I've planned and conducted lots of staged decompression dives. Is there a "decompression" certification? I've never heard of that one, but all kinds of agencies are always coming up with lots of odd ball certifications, so I probably just missed it. As for following my computer, when I first started making staged decompression dives, no one had computers. I followed the US Navy tables and added stops and extra time at each stop. Once I started diving with a computer, I still planned staged decompression dives with tables. I'd take my Edge on the dive, but I didn't rely on it. Now, I add stops and extra time to the stops required by my computer. Did what make any sense, Darlin'?