Quote: (Originally Posted by
Dave Sutton)
Couldn't agree more, and I'll let others lead the charge. I have one foot in each world: One as a "Card Carrying Instructor" and one as a "East Coast Cowboy", so maybe I ought to keep my mouth shut and my ears open on this one.
Dave
I hope someone will take the lead.
After my Mod 1 and slowly increasing depth I finally got to the 30 m plus range and did not at all like the high level of anxiety I was feeling in cold and low viz conditions. So I did some research, talked to some experienced people and decided to introduce low levels of He into my diving. Luckily I can blend my own so I have not needed the card. My feeling after doing this is that I am very glad I did not have a failure on one of the 30m plus dives prior to using He. I would have been less likely to have dealt with it in a logical systematic manner. Hence, I agree with your position 100%.
John