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Den 22:24 11-08-99  skrev susan m. innes:
> >Den 09:11 11-08-99  skrev bigvon@be*.ne*:
> >>Geoege
> >>And a four hour bottom time at 285'  18000 foot dive is classified as
> >>smart????
> >>I guess what I m hearing is that DIR would not do beep ocean dives???
> >
> >It it unwise to incur a huge deco obligation in the ocean when the
> >evironment can change so quickly: currents, fog, storms, etc. The
> >evironment does not change like this in caves.
>
>So peter you are agreeing that DIR divers do not do deep ocean dives -
>what's the Brittanica????????

No we do not! There is no question that a Britannic dive is risky in a very 
high degree. Here you will have a small chance of surviving with only half 
an hour of deco.

_Generally_, an ocean dive with a short bottom time is to be preferred so 
that blowing off (some!) deco will not kill you (only bend you to pieces). 
It's about identifying the risks.

://Peter Fjelsten
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