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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 95 14:38:01 EST
From: "Anthony Martinez" <Anthony_Martinez@cc*.ss*.nm*.go*>
To: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*>, techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re[2]: DCS and injury sites

Rich sez:
>so for the time being, just wing it: 1-2 minutes at half the distance 
>between your bottom and your first "required" deco stop -- on no-deco 
>dives, this would be half the depth -- and 1-2 minutes at half the 
>distance between that depth an the first deco stop.  On really deep 
>bounce dives (where the distance between bottom and first deco stop is on 
>the order of 150-200 feet), change it to 2/3 instead of 1/2, and add a 
>third one.  Also, keep the ascent rate slow between stops no matter how 
>deep you are. If you get bent, don't sue me because it's your own damn 

Does this include situations where one might still have to breathe a mix
containing He? I've always assumed that getting off the He asap was the
best course of action. - Tony

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