Mailing List Archive Mailing List Archive
Rich wrote
SNIP
... this stuff cannot be taught, but
can only be learned. Consistently staying alive on deep dives is
a function of *qualification*, not certification.
Aloha,
Rich
SNIP
It is my belief that this is the heart of the "Mixed Gas
Training" issue. Technically, given thorough instruction,
it should be possible for an open water recreational
diver to complete a Trimix course. Without doubt this person
would be certified to make a deep Trimix dive, but he
would be certifiably nuts to think himself "qualified" to do
this type of dive. The most important element missing in
this diver is EXPERIENCE! The only way to gain the
requisite experience is to make progressively challenging
dives on a regular basis. While everyone is different, I
believe that 100 decompression profiles that involve at
least one gas switch, would be the minimum number needed to
gain this experience. I would venture to say that a good
percentage of the total diving population, could never
qualify to make "BIG TRIMIX" dives.
This is where deep air diving (>130') comes into play. Deep
air diving allows a person to gain this experience without
having to shell out $50 to $110 in gas fills per dive. I
guess you could dive doubles and twin stages, and do
simulated decos on a fifty foot dive. This would probably be
a good introduction to the fundamentals, but the dives have
to become more challenging as you go along.
Oh yeah, let me introduce myself. My name is Anthony
Martinez - a lover of "Trimix" who happens to cheat on her
with that bitch, "deep air". Guess this terminates my
lurker status.
Tony
Navigate by Author:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Subject Search Index]
[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]
[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]