In a message dated 11/12/2008 8:18:46 P.M. Central Standard Time,
om3ti@xxxxxxxx writes:
I actually had some problems after 4 dives and had to stop. 130-150
foot dives are easy to come by, but my body had a hard time adapting
and I had to stop after the 4th dive in 3 days.
Anyone who thinks they might have an interest in diving needs to take a
SCUBA certification course, before they leave home, from one of the major
certification providers. Your life depends on it. PADI, NAUI, SSI are good
places
to start. If you want to take a resort course or go diving without much or
any instruction, make sure your life insurance and disability premiums are
paid. You might also have your next of kin check to see what it cost to ship
a
body back from some exotic location.
I have both basic and advanced certifications and if I go diving again, I'll
take a re-certification class as it has been a number of years since I've
done any diving. I was first certified in 1978 and the deepest I've ever been
was about 110 ft and that was by accident. I has intended to come out of a
crevice in Roatan at 100 ft and went a bit deeper. There is little reason to
go any deeper than 50 or 60 feet, IMHO. As a sport diver, I have a little
trouble understanding why one would do four decompression dives in three days
or really why you would do any. I've decompressed before however it has
primarily been done as a safety precaution after a number of multi-dive days.
The bottom line, for me, is know what you are doing and be careful. You
only get one chance to screw up.
The soap box has now been safely stored away with my dive gear.
Bill Barber
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