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Subject: [OM] Re: underwater photography
From: NSURIT@xxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:38:21 EST


In a message dated 11/12/2008 8:18:46 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
om3ti@xxxxxxxx writes:

I  actually had some problems after 4 dives and had to stop. 130-150
foot  dives are easy to come by, but my body had a hard time adapting
and I had  to stop after the 4th dive in 3 days.
 
Anyone who thinks they might have an interest in diving needs to take a  
SCUBA certification course, before they leave home, from one of the major  
certification providers.  Your life depends on it.  PADI, NAUI, SSI  are good 
places 
to start.  If you want to take a resort course or go diving  without much or 
any instruction, make sure your life insurance and disability  premiums are 
paid.  You might also have your next of kin check to see what  it cost to ship 
a 
body back from some exotic location.  
 
I have both basic and advanced certifications and if I go diving again,  I'll 
take a re-certification class as it has been a number of years since I've  
done any diving.  I was first certified in 1978 and the deepest I've ever  been 
was about 110 ft and that was by accident.  I has intended to come out  of a 
crevice in Roatan at 100 ft and went a bit deeper.  There is  little  reason to 
go any deeper than 50 or 60 feet, IMHO.  As a sport  diver, I have a little 
trouble understanding why one would do four  decompression dives in three days 
or really why you would do any.  I've  decompressed before however it has 
primarily been done as a safety precaution  after a number of multi-dive days.
 
The bottom line, for me, is know what you are doing and be careful.   You 
only get one chance to screw up.
 
The soap box has now been safely stored away with my dive gear.
 
Bill Barber



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