AfterDark
Contributor
Anyone want to borrow my old scuba pro decompression meter (bendomatic) LMAO... Night Diver, I hear what your ur saying. As I agree, however as a whole we have kind of moved away from that for increased margin of safety in the recreational realm... I was taught by John Manlove, Willie Wilson and Drew Ruddy all renown navy divers, decompression was just a way of life then even on the recreational side. Now the knowledge is there for safety as a backup not a primary plan, at least for me and those I teach.
Absolutely agree. I don’t dive deep much anymore but I do sometimes have long bottom times when I use my 90’s as IDs. I’ll plan to go into deco at times without even going below 100’FSW, on those really nice days or nights. I’m scrambling now to do a >100fsw dive before I go on vacation so I can dive some of the deeper wrecks. It’s been more than a few years now. I was going to do the U853 last year just never got the required $$. I guess with the courses being what they are these days it’s probably just as well most people diving less than 20 years are afraid of decompression. I know I wouldn’t pay the price to get a cert. for it.