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@freemo mad props ! I'm barely initiated but I want to keep taking lessons,... once, anything underwater terrorized me... now I can't have enough
@hadriscus I was the same, first dozen dives or so were very scary. Even just the idea of swimming in deep ocean far from shore was scary.. now im a tech diver going 450 feet down like its nothing.
@hadriscus Yea few people are diving as deep as I dive, we are called Technical Divers. For dives like that I'm diving with 5 tanks total. Not as scary as it sounds though, but it does take a decent amount of training.
@freemo we're not talking about diving for leisure here ? or are we
@hadriscus For leisure yes.. despite the name "Technical Diving" it is still non-commercial in nature. Some people might use it for research or something, but for the most part its leisure diving.
@freemo alright I assumed it involved salvaging or repairing or something to that effect.
@hadriscus It can be used to that effect, at least if your operating solo... But usually for commercial diving on commercial boats with expensive setups you are getting a different but similar sort of certification. You also operate at deeper depths a lot of time in a rigid suit.
@freemo cool !! 450 feet is... about 150m ? holy shit
I remember feeling more or less at ease for my first and only dive so far -but it was so shallow and bright, there was no sense being afraid. I'm curious about the WWII wrecks around my hometown of Marseille, when I'm more experienced- and here in Mayotte we have the barrier reef to explore, it's an amazing sight.