| Re: Bringing an unconscious Rebreather diver up from depth
Matt,
Thanks for the detail and informative post.
Would you agree that surface support was the second important factor that saved the divers in all 3 cases (after the most important factor - sending the diver up, per your post) ?
If so, then what should be the alternative when diving in conditions where direct and immediate surface support isn't available ?
For example, in ripping current where the diver could be swept away very quickly and not spotted from a distance, or during a scooter dive that covers a long distance from the dive entry/exit point...
The reason I asked is I don't think our boat would have spotted Rob if I had just sent him directly to the surface, it was dropping another group of divers some distance away. And there was some current on the surface as well...
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