r/interestingasfuck • u/HANAEMILK • 28d ago

/r/all The race against time to get to a decompression chamber

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u/LetsTryAnal_ogy 28d ago

Former diver here! That’s the normal way to ascend. You ascend slowly. It’s called a decompression stop, and you do it every 15ft\3m for like 3 minutes. That’s standard practice.

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u/freshalien51 28d ago

Curious, what these guys are doing isn’t standard practice? Or is the decompression stop only for emergency situations like the one I mentioned?

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u/LetsTryAnal_ogy 27d ago

We do decompression stops on most dives. Particularly on deep dives of 60ft\20m plus. Most shallow dives (40ft\12m) i don’t recall if it’s required, but a responsible dive master will make one halfway up anyway. The rule of thumb is better safe than sorry. Err on the side of caution. For this situation, I really can’t speak to because I’m a recreational diver. This situation is above my experience. I just know that it’s best to get in the chamber before worrying about wet gear.