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Refering to the discussion on just what is a tech diving...
(apologies for not remembering the source)
>> There seems to be an assumption within the diving community at large,
>> that "technical diving" == "very deep diving". In advanced diving
>> circles, I do not believe that this is necessarily the case.
>>
>> To me, Technical Diving implies simply, the use of technology to enhance
>> the diving experience. Just that!
That's a hard decision to justify, IMO. After all, we are using
'technology to enhance the diving experience' whenever we strap on a tank.
Failing that, the use of a dive computer might be seen as dive become a
technical dive (although I understand that there are some d/c's designed
for use with mixed gas diving).
(source: Maria)
>I would certainly say that very deep diving is one form of technical
>diving. My definition is that technical diving is diving beyond the
>scope of recreational diving (i.e. beyond the limits or with equipment
>beyond that used for recreational diving). Some examples include diving
>deeper than 130 feet, decompression diving, diving with non-air mixtures,
>using rebreathers, just to name a few.
'Beyond the scope of rec diving' seems a fair bit closer.
Supposing that a given was part of a dive (ie. sediment sampling). Would
that be a scientific dive (collection of samples) or would it be a
technical dive (using skills not normally practiced by the rec diver -
management of extra equipment, use of same, retrieval of same). Or both?
I guess it isn't hard to tell where my interests lie 8-)
Just thought I'd add my two cents' worth. Cheers!
Pete
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/ | Pete St. Onge (pstonge@tr*.ca* | aka "CMDR Keener")
/ /| Catharine Parr Traill College, Trent University,
/ / | Environmental and Resource Sciences
/ / | Peterborough Ontario CANADA K9J 7B8
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