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Grant · 12-19-2005, 10:53 AM

Oddly enough, we routinely hear about people taking DCS hits after what most would consider relatively shallow, short dives. In fact, I believe the author of "The Last Dive" took a pretty nasty hit after a rather basic dive. Took him out of commission for quite some time. So, yes, you can follow the tables, use a super-conservative dive computer, hydrate like a fish, take prolonged safety stops, use Nitrox, tri-mix, stay shallow, ascend slower than the slowest bubble, wear a rabbit's foot, pray, and still get hit.

Today, in addition to the customary 3-5 minutes @ 15 ft. "safety stop," a lot of recreational divers are factoring in a short stop at a depth equal to 1/2 of their deepest point of the dive. Statistics suggest that this does indeed lessen the frequency of DCS. There are so many factors.

Richie Kohler, one of the two primaries in "Shadow Divers" lives a few miles from where I'm sitting right now. The Jersey dive community is very active around here, and all the local shops have affiliations with the boats up and down the shore. The Rouses, the father-son team that died diving the "U-Who," dove out of my local shop, and the younger Rouse worked there. Some of their artifacts from the Andrea Doria are on display in the shop.

12-19-2005, 10:53 AM	#9
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 375 Thanked 230 Times in 124 Posts	Oddly enough, we routinely hear about people taking DCS hits after what most would consider relatively shallow, short dives. In fact, I believe the author of "The Last Dive" took a pretty nasty hit after a rather basic dive. Took him out of commission for quite some time. So, yes, you can follow the tables, use a super-conservative dive computer, hydrate like a fish, take prolonged safety stops, use Nitrox, tri-mix, stay shallow, ascend slower than the slowest bubble, wear a rabbit's foot, pray, and still get hit. Today, in addition to the customary 3-5 minutes @ 15 ft. "safety stop," a lot of recreational divers are factoring in a short stop at a depth equal to 1/2 of their deepest point of the dive. Statistics suggest that this does indeed lessen the frequency of DCS. There are so many factors. Richie Kohler, one of the two primaries in "Shadow Divers" lives a few miles from where I'm sitting right now. The Jersey dive community is very active around here, and all the local shops have affiliations with the boats up and down the shore. The Rouses, the father-son team that died diving the "U-Who," dove out of my local shop, and the younger Rouse worked there. Some of their artifacts from the Andrea Doria are on display in the shop. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."