| Rescue and missed deco... what would you do?
This came from a thread on another board... which has somewhat gone off topic...
OK. You are diving with a buddy as a pair in the ocean.
You have done a deco dive, lets say (so we are all on the same page) a 60 metre dive. You have completed half your deco and have just arrived at 6 metres where you have both switched to O2 - you have another 20 minutes to do. The dive has gone well, there is not much swell and you relax.
You look at your gauge, then you look back to your buddy.
Who is not there. You turn around, but he is not visible. You look down and he is about three metres below you. You flash your light. He does not respond - and continues to descend.
What do you do?
How deep will you drop to catch him? Back down to the bottom? Are you confident that you could catch and stabilise him prior to that?
Let's say you do. Will you remove the regulator from your buddies mouth when you catch him? Will your decision be affected on whether he is breathing or not...
What then? Will you attempt any stops? Or will you get out and go on O2? Or re-descend?
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