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| Originally Posted by TerryH What an absolute load of crock.
Every time I step on a boat and go diving, there is always the chance
(thankfully a small one) that i'll get bent and end up in the pot. Who gives
a **** if I end up 300 miles away. All that matters is that i'm seen,
diagnosed and sorted.
The ONLY criteria is if there is even the mere suggestion that there may be
a problem. A simple call to the CG wont call out the calvary, but it will alert
them to the possibilty that you will be calling a bit later if symptoms get
worse.
As soon as apre-incident logistics are a factor in making the call, sooner or
later you will make the WRONG call.
That's just plain dumb. |
He asked for a reasion I gave him an honist answer. Thats my reasion.
As i said above, Last year my average dive was 2 to 3hours in the water mainly on deco. I did a grand total of zero no deco sea dives in the UK les than six of my dives wre shalower than 40m deepest 79m
Id say at a guess I went on 02 after a dive 5-6 times last year. I didnt call the chopper out once all but i could have done for probably four of the six ocasions.
If poping down to get a DCI pill was so easy i wouldent think about it, id do it just in case but it most definatly is not easy. So I do think hard about it before I commit.
Not a popular answer to this question, but the truth among a fair few experianced deco divers.
However i again stress that if in doubt get someone who knows what they are doing to asses you.
ATB
Mark