Using a diver for its intended purpose....!

[SickFish]

So, I went diving on Saturday and my dive computer battery decided to die one me while descending to 35m, I was wearing my Mühle Glashütte Marinus on my other wrist... "just in case"..... lucky I did otherwise I'd have had to call the dive!

All worked perfectly, ratcheted the bezel round to count my bottom time ( ) and had a great dive, if a bit chilly at 6 degrees Celsius.

So it is officially no longer a desk diver and is now a proper dive watch.... (normally I wear my G-shock mudman as a back up).

[lerd]

Wore my tag heure link chrono last week to 32 m No probs

[lerd]

Wore my tag heure link chrono last week to 32 m No probs

[Vipers]

SickFish said:

So, I went diving on Saturday and my dive computer battery decided to die one me while descending to 35m, I was wearing my Mühle Glashütte Marinus on my other wrist... "just in case"..... lucky I did otherwise I'd have had to call the dive!

Now I am intrigued, call the dive what? George, Peter, Joe.

Good job you remembered your bottom time allowance, so was it a no decompression dive?

[Hard-Drive]

Wore my Seamaster in the bath. Brought it up slowly from the bottom and opened the bubble bath escape valve too just in case.

[marcosgt]

Vipers said:

SickFish said:

So, I went diving on Saturday and my dive computer battery decided to die one me while descending to 35m, I was wearing my Mühle Glashütte Marinus on my other wrist... "just in case"..... lucky I did otherwise I'd have had to call the dive!

Now I am intrigued, call the dive what? George, Peter, Joe.

Good job you remembered your bottom time allowance, so was it a no decompression dive?

Tut tut, "calling a dive" is a well known expression, if you know enough to understand what a no decompression dive is, you know the expression...

M

[Vipers]

marcosgt said:

Vipers said:

SickFish said:

So, I went diving on Saturday and my dive computer battery decided to die one me while descending to 35m, I was wearing my Mühle Glashütte Marinus on my other wrist... "just in case"..... lucky I did otherwise I'd have had to call the dive!

Now I am intrigued, call the dive what? George, Peter, Joe.

Good job you remembered your bottom time allowance, so was it a no decompression dive?

Tut tut, "calling a dive" is a well known expression, if you know enough to understand what a no decompression dive is, you know the expression...

M

Well with my experience as a Navy Clearance Diver, and having spent 40 odd years in the oil & gas offshore diving industry, and a qualified offshore Diving Supervisor and Life Support Supervisor, I can honestly say never heard of the term. But it seems it's used in the recreational diving circle, the term we would have used it to "Abort" the time.

Even offshore companies use different, closing the inside door of a bell to pressure it before leaving bottom, my company would say "We have a seal", another one I worked for would say "We have a squeeze", so I can understand you just saying "Call a dive".

Back to my question out of interest what is the answer, don't want to be putting you on a Table 6, run two of those on recreational divers in the past two weeks.

[SickFish]

Vipers said:

SickFish said:

So, I went diving on Saturday and my dive computer battery decided to die one me while descending to 35m, I was wearing my Mühle Glashütte Marinus on my other wrist... "just in case"..... lucky I did otherwise I'd have had to call the dive!

Now I am intrigued, call the dive what? George, Peter, Joe.

Good job you remembered your bottom time allowance, so was it a no decompression dive?

Vipers said:

Back to my question out of interest what is the answer, don't want to be putting you on a Table 6, run two of those on recreational divers in the past two weeks.

plan the dive.... dive the plan

Before jumping in I always have quick glance at my tables to make sure I know what my NDL limit is at max intended depth, although, I am tech cert'd (so deco isn't a new concept to me) my buddy isn't so yep, a no decompression dive

Edited by SickFish on Tuesday 2nd June 09:16

[Vipers]

SickFish said:

plan the dive.... dive the plan ;-)

Before jumping in I always check what my NDL limit is, although I am tech cert'd (so deco isn't a new concept to me) my buddy isn't so yep, a no decompression dive :-)

Edited by SickFish on Tuesday 2nd June 09:15

Thank you for that, key word "Plan the dive". Anyway enjoy your diving trips, and keep safe.

[SickFish]

Vipers said:

SickFish said:

plan the dive.... dive the plan ;-)

Before jumping in I always check what my NDL limit is, although I am tech cert'd (so deco isn't a new concept to me) my buddy isn't so yep, a no decompression dive :-)

Edited by SickFish on Tuesday 2nd June 09:15

Thank you for that, key word "Plan the dive". Anyway enjoy your diving trips, and keep safe.

Thanks.

I did look at going into the pro diving gig (rigs, offshore diving et all) but the cost for training was prohibitive.

I've been a PADI DM for years though, although no longer working as a DM I just enjoy diving.

[Vipers]

SickFish said:

Thanks.

I did look at going into the pro diving gig (rigs, offshore diving et all) but the cost for training was prohibitive.

I've been a PADI DM for years though, although no longer working as a DM I just enjoy diving.

Good for you, when I went into the offshore diving industry (1975), there was no training required, with legislation it is a lot safer, but as you said, expensive.

[SickFish]

Vipers said:

SickFish said:

Thanks.

I did look at going into the pro diving gig (rigs, offshore diving et all) but the cost for training was prohibitive.

I've been a PADI DM for years though, although no longer working as a DM I just enjoy diving.

Good for you, when I went into the offshore diving industry (1975), there was no training required, with legislation it is a lot safer, but as you said, expensive.

When I looked into it, it is/was many £000's just to get qualified then you have to find a job in a very competitive market... Still fancy it though!