Posted by Jason on December 04, 2001 at 00:47:07:
In Reply to: Re: entry procedures posted by George Austin on December 03, 2001 at 13:59:21:
George - I stand by my comments.
You weight for the safety stop, not the surface. You have to be able to maintain depth at the end of the dive - rapid or uncontrolled ascents are a much bigger threat than drowning on the surface. That's what dropping belts is for.
As I said, MHK *will* be negative. Those in a drysuit with light insulation may be as well during the summer.
And I have spent long periods underwater in Laguna shallower than 15', in 2 dives there (~70min each).