Posted by northcoast diver on February 23, 2005 at 17:54:25:
In Reply to: Computers are fine posted by Chuck Tribolet on February 21, 2005 at 22:27:17:
You have done a lot of diving Chuck that is true.
I have no idea how deep you have gone, although I would venture not very deep, and I have no idea how long you have gone, though again I would venture not too long, since you neither have tried nor trained for decompression.
If you cannot abide a one hour surface interval, that's up to you. Just understand that some of the training agencies consider that a minimum, and your own violation of that minimum would make you unsafe in their view.
I would not call you unsafe. A lot of people like to hurl that insult every chance they get, even here on Chris' board.
It does not take a lot of motivation to become divemaster rated. And you do learn a lot in the process, even you would. And it is the least that you could do, in consideration of the people who you somehow come to listen to you, a basic open water diver with a nitrox cert.
I mean you no ill will. But my suggestion is the same, to get yourself YMCA D/M certified.