Quote: (Originally Posted by DCC)
Anyways, does anyone know where I can find out just how dangerous diving is - cos strangely, hubs would like to know (I think he is looking for Christmas present ideas)...
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1) within the UK, there are on average 300-400 incidents and 15-18 fatalities involving divers each year (based on the bsac incident report - which covers all diving, including coastguard/emergency services reports - not just bsac divers). There is no definitive number of dives each year.
2) insurance companies have a view on how risky diving is - for me, they think my chances of dying are the same as a 63-67 year old man, but i'm only 37 - just because of the diving i do (trimix below 60m). FYI insurance companies don't believe that diving is a significant risk if you're diving in UK open water in the 0m-25m range
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