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Dave Sutton · 21st January 2008, 14:14

Quote: (Originally Posted by jkaterenchuk)

Both allow 50m with 30min deco.

You are "allowed" to do anything you like: We're not dealing with law here.

Courses TRAIN YOU to do a certain thing in accordance with some published curriculum. They don't "allow you" to do anything.

On a beach dive, you are "allowed" to do anything you choose to do, unless the Fish-Cops demand you show a dive flag from your float (try that for a 190 foot beach dive.. off of Castle Hill here.. ever tow a float in 190 feet of water? Fish-Cops insist it's "The LAW")

On a boat dive you are allowed to do *anything* the Captain choses to let you do. As for this Captain, I'd be far less likely to allow you to dive air to 50 meters in 2 meter visibility on a wreck no matter what your C-Card says, than I would be to allow you to dive that same depth using normoxic trimix no matter what C-Card you carry. One is safer than the other, so which one has a better chance of bring the diver back to the deck safely? That, after all, is the *goal*, isn't it? Yes, I would encourage a diver to seek proper training. Its the definition of "Proper" that's the key here. Don't die, OK?

Dave

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21st January 2008, 14:14	#38 (permalink)
Dave Sutton Membership Cancelled Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss MK 15.X rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Narragansett, Rhode Island and Hackettstown, New Jersey Posts: 2,637	Re: Normoxic Trimix in Mod 1??? Quote: (Originally Posted by jkaterenchuk) Both allow 50m with 30min deco. You are "allowed" to do anything you like: We're not dealing with law here. Courses TRAIN YOU to do a certain thing in accordance with some published curriculum. They don't "allow you" to do anything. On a beach dive, you are "allowed" to do anything you choose to do, unless the Fish-Cops demand you show a dive flag from your float (try that for a 190 foot beach dive.. off of Castle Hill here.. ever tow a float in 190 feet of water? Fish-Cops insist it's "The LAW") On a boat dive you are allowed to do anything the Captain choses to let you do. As for this Captain, I'd be far less likely to allow you to dive air to 50 meters in 2 meter visibility on a wreck no matter what your C-Card says, than I would be to allow you to dive that same depth using normoxic trimix no matter what C-Card you carry. One is safer than the other, so which one has a better chance of bring the diver back to the deck safely? That, after all, is the goal, isn't it? Yes, I would encourage a diver to seek proper training. Its the definition of "Proper" that's the key here. Don't die, OK? Dave .
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