soltari675
Contributor
This came to mind in another thread, and I asked it there, but the thread was dying off anyway, so I only got 1 or 2 responses. Probably good to not hijack that thread anyway. So here goes.
Let's say I am diving EAN36 or some mixture close to. I am very close at my max depth for that mix. I have a pony bottle with me that is just plain 21% air. No big deal. (I don't actually get that close to my max depth on nitrox, but this is just a what if scenerio).
So while swimming along, I get caught in a strong down current. I quickly drop to and past my max depth. Would it be safe to switch to my pony bottle, long enough to get out of the current and back to a safe depth? Or would having been breathing EAN36 and having a higher oxygen air running through my system still be a major problem? I know it is possible to swim out of the current and ascend, etc. But I am just curious about the air and if it is safe to do something like that.
Let's say I am diving EAN36 or some mixture close to. I am very close at my max depth for that mix. I have a pony bottle with me that is just plain 21% air. No big deal. (I don't actually get that close to my max depth on nitrox, but this is just a what if scenerio).
So while swimming along, I get caught in a strong down current. I quickly drop to and past my max depth. Would it be safe to switch to my pony bottle, long enough to get out of the current and back to a safe depth? Or would having been breathing EAN36 and having a higher oxygen air running through my system still be a major problem? I know it is possible to swim out of the current and ascend, etc. But I am just curious about the air and if it is safe to do something like that.