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At 07:31 AM 7/15/96 -0700, Steve Hogan wrote:

>It is LAW not only on the depth of the dive, but the time. Anything 
>outside the PADI rec limits is considered a commercial dive and 
>requires the boat to have the proper commercial dive facilities
>(chamber, tenders, etc). 

Not so, you only have to include a chamber location and contact details in
the dive brief.  E.g. Ring DAN in the event of a diving accident.

>At least they strongly advise at least a three minute stop for the rec
>limits.

Its now a compulsory stop for 3 to 5 minutes at 3 to 5 metres (only on
commercial dives, and not enforced by most DM's. Can you see a DM physicaly
restraining 8 divers at 5 metres for 3 minutes?)

>They also used to REQUIRE the same commercial rules to apply 
>to any gas that was not air, although NTX has just started being
>served on one of the day boats there, but the sites that this boats go
>the NTX is wasted and not useful, just a gimmick.

Not true, you can and could use any gas and even dive with rebreathers as
long as you followed the code of practice and associated standards.  I dive
wrecks deeper than NAUI/PADI limits all the time on a commercial boat, here
in Brisbane.

The other thing to remember is that the regulations only apply to a diving
workplace, i.e. a dive shop, commercial dive charter vessel or an instructor
who is training students.  What a diver does when they are diving with
friends is not subject to the regulations.  Essentialy this means that you
can dive anyway you want using whatever you want, you just can't get paid
for it.

Paul O'Malley

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