An on-going dialog around the science of extended range diving.
By Bill Nadeau
This blog invites the diving community to explore together and collaborate on the finer intricacies of diving sciences.
Those who fail to gain the experience and the training necessary to dive to extended ranges, in overhead environments, with mixed gases or nitrox and dive decompression are what we refer to as ‘Armchair Tekkies’. They take unnecessary risk because they do not know any better yet persist in dabbling in the activity because its appeal either feeds an ego, an image or a lifestyle.
Read MoreOne of the greatest issues threatening the reputation of the diving industry today is the diver’s inability to accurately assess and accept risk. Quite often this is the result of his lack of awareness of what can happen (panic) and what to do to prevent it – (eliminate stress). A key problem is that many divers may not have been taught to accurately analyze what risks there are. He may feel prepared to deal with a problem when it occurs, but it is possible that a typically well-trained diver could be misled into thinking that he is truly prepared to handle even the simplest problems in the water.
Read MoreCaptain Murphy, creator/discovered of Murphy’s Law, must have been a diver. In fact he must have been a seasoned technical diver because his other principles are incredibly relevant to typical problems experienced by extended range divers. We have so much to learn from these lessons.
Read MoreIt is true that in most cultures and countries one cannot really be expected to give up their rights to sue anyone (i.e. Instructors or industry professionals), not in Canada anyway. There is however, a mandate to have divers acknowledge the risks of what they are about to do. We explored how well Industry professionals are aware of all the risks involved in what services they offer and more importantly, if they are able to inform their students/clients of the same.
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