multiday OTU's

[contender]

Hi Chad,

That's exactly what I was referring to. I do not cut my OTU in 1/4's. Sorry I wasn't more specific. I have dove with some, that did not "reserve" any clock for a possible chamber trip, that is why I mentioned it.

BTW, that is a good book, I might have read it once or twice

Safe diving,

I thought that you might have read it before.

[oldguy]

Thanks to all the responses. I am interested in info from the real divers who do their own numbers based on the growing technical diving data and not the tables from the basic nitrox classes. I pursue stats on all diving, gas, air, nitrox, etc. because we continue to hear about the freak accidents. I like to set my parameters a little tighter to avoid this happening to me as I continue to dive commercially (hardhat) and for sport as I get older. Nothing wrong with gathering information over my 30+ years of diving. Like target shooting, you get a pattern that works and you stay away from the fringe areas.

[Line Squirrel]

Thanks to all the responses except the barb from "mgersh". I do not know what my location has to do with this question.

I don't think he meant any harm.

I read it as he was just saying that it's not an exact science and "nobody [really] knows".

[mgersch]

Thanks to all the responses except the barb from "mgersh". I do not know what my location has to do with this question.

Your location is listed as "nobody knows"

It may not have been the most funny PUN in the world but my point was just that. That all these algorithms fall apart on multiple days of diving. Everyone on this thread has acknowledged that and that was why they reccommened increased conservatism.

Geez, talk about no sense of humor........

[oldguy]

Huh ? What ? OK, thanks.

[Randy Thornton]

Personally I don't tend to worry so much about OTUs as long as I am diving OC. When I am doing multiple day/multiple dives on CCR, I tend to track it a little more carefully. This is not to say that it is not possible to exceed your limits on OC, it's just a lot easier on CCR! I have done trips where I was doing 5 fairly deep dives per day over a 7 day period. After 7 days, I take at least one day off. Going over 300 OTUS per day is a lot of diving, and I find that I almost have to work at it to get that much especially over a multi day period.

Just my $.02 (Not worth much more than what you paid for it!)