Posted 16 February 2007 - 04:26 PM
if youare going to be doing this kinda diving you wouldnt be carring everybottle the entire dive i dont know many people carrying a 100% mix to 200+ft most people i know stage there bottles at the max depth it can be used this way you dont have to worry about all them tanks suring the entire dive
Divers in the PNW carry all the deco bottles they will need on a dive. An extra deco bottle may be dropped from a boat as a backup in case of failure (and assuming you're not also blown off the site), but not as the one you are to rely on for your deco obligation. I was trained to make sure that I could complete the extended deco obligation that would result of a deco bottle failure on my backgas.
My tech instructor goes one step further when planning most open ocean wreck dives deeper than 200' and that is to have a safety diver that comes along and meets the team as a designated depth carrying additional deco bottles, also in case of failures.
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