Article in March 2006 issue of Scuba Diving

"Joe English" <joeenglish2@wisperhome.com> wrote in message
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> sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>> Was wondering what opinions people had about the article in March 2006
>> issue of Scuba Diving, page 83, "The Final Ascent".
>>
>> The point the author makes is that "the trickiest part of your dive
>> might come after the safety stop". Being a relative newbie I
>> certainly have to defer to the author but there was a sense I had that
>> there may have been a bit of overstating certain "potential" problems.
>>
>> Was wondering what you more experienced folks thought.
>>
>> Sy
>>
> biggest pressure change

Biggest PERCENTAGE pressure change.

Pressure change, in absolute ATM, is same from 100 to 85 as it is from 15 to
0 fsw.

According to the BASOD agency, you should bolt as quick as possible from
your last safety stop to the boat deck, so you'll be the first grabbing a
beer from the cooler.

"Joe English" <joeenglish2@wisperhome.com> wrote in message
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> sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>> Was wondering what opinions people had about the article in March 2006
>> issue of Scuba Diving, page 83, "The Final Ascent".
>>
>> The point the author makes is that "the trickiest part of your dive
>> might come after the safety stop". Being a relative newbie I
>> certainly have to defer to the author but there was a sense I had that
>> there may have been a bit of overstating certain "potential" problems.
>>
>> Was wondering what you more experienced folks thought.
>>
>> Sy
>>
> biggest pressure change

Biggest PERCENTAGE pressure change.

Pressure change, in absolute ATM, is same from 100 to 85 as it is from 15 to
0 fsw.

According to the BASOD agency, you should bolt as quick as possible from
your last safety stop to the boat deck, so you'll be the first grabbing a
beer from the cooler.

> The point the author makes is that "the trickiest part of your dive
> might come after the safety stop". Being a relative newbie I
> certainly have to defer to the author but there was a sense I had that
> there may have been a bit of overstating certain "potential" problems.
> Was wondering what you more experienced folks thought.

The closer you get to the surface, the greater the volume change for each
incremental change in pressure. You are at your greatest risk of embolism
as you approach the surface, i. e. after your safety stop.

Lee

> The point the author makes is that "the trickiest part of your dive
> might come after the safety stop". Being a relative newbie I
> certainly have to defer to the author but there was a sense I had that
> there may have been a bit of overstating certain "potential" problems.
> Was wondering what you more experienced folks thought.

The closer you get to the surface, the greater the volume change for each
incremental change in pressure. You are at your greatest risk of embolism
as you approach the surface, i. e. after your safety stop.

Lee

> The point the author makes is that "the trickiest part of your dive
> might come after the safety stop". Being a relative newbie I
> certainly have to defer to the author but there was a sense I had that
> there may have been a bit of overstating certain "potential" problems.
> Was wondering what you more experienced folks thought.

The closer you get to the surface, the greater the volume change for each
incremental change in pressure. You are at your greatest risk of embolism
as you approach the surface, i. e. after your safety stop.

Lee

mike gray wrote:

> I start my safety stop at 20' and ascend about 3'/minute to 10'. From
> 10' it takes me about two minutes to reach the surface. Learn to do that
> and you will avoid lung expansion problems and greatly improve yer
> overall buoyancy control.

And I thought I was slow! But I do basically the same as you Mike. I
have been for years.

mike gray wrote:

> I start my safety stop at 20' and ascend about 3'/minute to 10'. From
> 10' it takes me about two minutes to reach the surface. Learn to do that
> and you will avoid lung expansion problems and greatly improve yer
> overall buoyancy control.

And I thought I was slow! But I do basically the same as you Mike. I
have been for years.

mike gray wrote:

> I start my safety stop at 20' and ascend about 3'/minute to 10'. From
> 10' it takes me about two minutes to reach the surface. Learn to do that
> and you will avoid lung expansion problems and greatly improve yer
> overall buoyancy control.

And I thought I was slow! But I do basically the same as you Mike. I
have been for years.

<sytech@yahoo.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:
:Was wondering what opinions people had about the article in March 2006
:issue of Scuba Diving, page 83, "The Final Ascent".
:
:The point the author makes is that "the trickiest part of your dive
:might come after the safety stop". Being a relative newbie I
:certainly have to defer to the author but there was a sense I had that
:there may have been a bit of overstating certain "potential" problems.
:
:Was wondering what you more experienced folks thought.

Now that you have heard so many people say almost the same thing, what
was the part in the article that you considered overstated. Remember,
most of us didn't read it.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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<sytech@yahoo.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:
:Was wondering what opinions people had about the article in March 2006
:issue of Scuba Diving, page 83, "The Final Ascent".
:
:The point the author makes is that "the trickiest part of your dive
:might come after the safety stop". Being a relative newbie I
:certainly have to defer to the author but there was a sense I had that
:there may have been a bit of overstating certain "potential" problems.
:
:Was wondering what you more experienced folks thought.

Now that you have heard so many people say almost the same thing, what
was the part in the article that you considered overstated. Remember,
most of us didn't read it.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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