Posted by Scott McWilliam on February 14, 19100 at 07:13:55:
In Reply to: Re: DIVE TABLES posted by Jim on February 14, 19100 at 02:34:02:
: : was wondering if there are dive tables made for depths of over 130 ft(decompression diving). also wondering with reference to diving the edmund fitzgerald if you can have more than 12 min downtime if you add more decompresion time. thanks
: Yes, the Navy Dive Tables and several other tables go deeper than 130'. Yes, a properly trained diver could do more than 12 minutes at the depth of the Fitzgerald but carrying enough gas would be a limiting factor. Please get the proper training and equipment before you start making deeper dives. THERE IS NOTHING DOWN THERE WORTH DYING FOR! www.gue.com is a good place to start learning about technical diving.
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When you asked this question you demonstrated that you have got a long way to go before you start deeper diving. In addition to a variety of tables there are a number of computer programs that can generate decompression programs for a variety of gas mixes to depth like that of the Fitz. This is not a substitue forn traing but if you are interested in how it works I will send you a program if you contact me via a private E-mail. I would need your assurances that this is for educational purposes only and that your not going to mix up and try a dive like this.
Scott