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| Originally Posted by scuba g A question I notice on some forums when you are putting information in about yourself and in quite alot of responces, Never. Since narcosis occurs to some small extent at any depth, but doesn't become noticeable until deeper depths, (commonly 30m to 40m range), why do divers still say they have never been narked? I can understand that some may say "I have never felt it" but the thing is in most cases you dont realise you have been affected by it! So just seeing what other divers views or on this. |
I was in this bracket until recently. Its fair enough to say you have never felt an effect as long as you are aware that there is one, or the potential for one and keep this is mind.
Nov 2007, UC-70, 23 ish metres on air. We were in the slack window but it would be turning soon, we were on the lee side of the wreck. As we rounded the stern and left the lee side of the wreck we were beginning to affected by the current, though swimming into it. Near the bow I stopped and turned around for a look at the deck gun. As I was no longer swimming into the current it moved me towards the wreck and slightly upwards. Had a major brainfart and thought the wreck was rolling towards me. Definately narcosis effects, forgetting about the current and assuming a wreck which hadn't moved in years was tumbling towards me!