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> Chris Wrote:
> >>Man, I hope your kidding about the U352. How about in a few hundred
> dives? Wreck penetration is never "safe", you can however reduce risk
> to what you consider acceptable with the PROPER TRAINING and
> experience in practicing that training(an often overlooked part).
> 
> 
> Dave,
> 
> 	I totally agree with Chris!!!!  Get some diving under your belt 
> first!!!! You mentioned getting more certifications.  I suggest that you 
> don't even worry about becoming a certified wreck diver, deep diver, or 
> anyother type of diver.  Experience and attitude will led you to the road 
> that you want to follow, but until then just get some diving in and have 
> some fun doing it.  After all, fun is reason most of us dive in the first 
> place.  You may decide that you don't really want to dive wrecks or deep, 
> but you don't know that until you get some experience!  Just my opinion!  
> Have fun diving!!!!!
> 
> Aloha
> Tony
> 


I don't agree with the "get a few hundred dives before doing the U-352". It's 
just a relatively easy recreational depth dive. Granted it's at the deep end 
of the recreational scale (about 120 feet) but it isn't particularly dangerous 
if you don't do deco dives or penetration.

Of course, you don't get much bottom time, but the U-352 is pretty small and 
doesn't take much time to tour. On a no deco dive most people run out of bottom 
time before they do air, even on an Al-80.

I dove on the U-352 at the same time as a couple that had fewer than 20 dives 
and they did just fine. They had done one or two other ocean dives at the 80 
to 90 foot level and one on an artificial reef at 60-70 feet.

That's kind of the normal progression in North Carolina diving. My fist ocean
dive was on a wreck at 95 feet. I think it was my 15th dive. No big deal.

Of course, the water was 80 degrees (F) and the vis was over 100 feet, so it's 
not the same as making a 95 foot dive off New Jersey.

Since the boat rides here are pretty long and sea sickness is a factor, I guess 
those that are not really dedicated don't bother to go. So you don't see many 
brain-dead divers, whatever their experience level, getting hurt around here.

Rick

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