| Up until a couple of year ago I had never felt narked, even at 46 metres wreck diving in PNG (which surprised me, as I really expected to notice at that depth). Only on one occasion have I been aware of narcosis, on a 42 metre bounce dive in blue water with an AOW student. I had to head a fair old way north before I felt back to normal.
Generally though I have no problem with signals, reading my SPG etc at depth, but I accept I must be narked - I think there are some people who manage the narcosis by sticking to the usual drills and habits. I read somewhere it's a bit like driving a car drunk - on the whole you can do it, but if something goes wrong - like someone steps out in front of you - then you have no chance (and probably nor do they).
I guess I'll find out just how narked I am when something goes pear shaped at depth and I have to sort it. I wonder if this was the same thing that led 2 experienced divers to continue a dive for 5 minutes at 30m whilst sharing air after one ran out during my recent trip to Cozumel?
CC
Last edited by Captain Calamity : 27-02-08 at 03:36 PM.
Reason: Spelling
|