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- From: story@sgi.com (David (Duis) Story)
- Newsgroups: rec.scuba
- Subject: Definition of "Recreational Diving"
- Message-ID: <shc0abo@twilight.wpd.sgi.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 19:29:23 GMT
- Article-I.D.: twilight.shc0abo
- References: <1992Nov13.190025.6323@digi.lonestar.org> <1992Nov16.145038.23449@geac.com> <1992Nov17.153453.7235@digi.lonestar.org>
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- In article <1992Nov17.153453.7235@digi.lonestar.org> lvogt@digi.lonestar.org (Lee Vogt) writes:
- >
- >
- >If I'm not mistaken, the 130' limit applies to ALL recreational SCUBA diving,
- >as going deeper than that requires *planned* decompression stops, at which
- >point it's no longer recreational, but professional, diving.
-
- It should be pointed out that "Recreational Diving" is a term invented
- and propagated by PADI, and that its definition is "(optionally
- repetitive) no-decompression diving to less than 130fsw." As long as
- you understand that this is primarily a definition of convenience, not
- a basic, undisputable definition, you'll be fine. Just don't force
- anyone else to dive according to PADI's definition of "recreational
- diving" and you'll be fine.
-
- It should also be pointed out that "safety stops" (3 minutes at 15fsw)
- are REQUIRED by most modern tables (including PADI's most recent
- editions of the RDP) after research dramatically proved that they
- reduce silent bubbling.
-
- Gee, even "recreational" diving now has required, planned decompression stops.
-
- > [...] I would highly
- >recommend the PADI courses to anybody wanting to learn to SCUBA-dive.
-
- I'm not surprised.
-
-
- Cheers,
-
- David Story NAUI AI Z9588, PADI DM 43922, EMT
- story@bent.wpd.sgi.com Please don't be ethnocentric.
-