Comments on: Bernabé: Record Dive to 1,083 feet http://www.global-adventures.us/2009/10/28/sports-bernabe-dive/ Travel, dive, ride your bike – and have fun doing it! Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:40:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Underwater Records to be Broken : Global Adventures, LLC http://www.global-adventures.us/2009/10/28/sports-bernabe-dive/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Underwater Records to be Broken : Global Adventures, LLC Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:12:43 +0000 http://www.global-adventures.us/?p=845#comment-22 [...] know that Pascal Bernabé currently holds the record for the deepest confirmed scuba dive (story here). However, other records documented include the [...] [...] know that Pascal Bernabé currently holds the record for the deepest confirmed scuba dive (story here). However, other records documented include the [...]

]]> By: Bernd http://www.global-adventures.us/2009/10/28/sports-bernabe-dive/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Bernd Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:13:22 +0000 http://www.global-adventures.us/?p=845#comment-13 The requirements would be substantial – both for the diver attempting the dive and for the support team. While I was not present at any of the record dives, I would say that you would need support divers staged at certain depths, access to mixed gases, a decompression chamber close by as a safety precaution, and a team able to operate the chamber, if necessary. You would also need the capability and expertise to calculate gas switches, ceilings, and decompression times. If the diver(s) use Rebreathers, bailout becomes an issue. You need to consider environmental factors such as temperature, currents, weather patterns, and adjust the equipment used to attempt the dive accordingly. If you are able t put a qualified team together, you would still need months to plan and prepare for the dive. The dive team needs to work gradually towards the depth, which means every diver involved would have to do many dives to prepare themselves physically and mentally for the new record attempt. Finding the right location would be crucial, and developing the right mix of sponsors would definitely increase the chances of success. Would such an attempt put Panama in the spotlight? Yes, but the dive-team putting their lives at risk would get and deserve the most attention. Interesting question, please keep us posted if anything more than an idea develops! The requirements would be substantial – both for the diver attempting the dive and for the support team. While I was not present at any of the record dives, I would say that you would need support divers staged at certain depths, access to mixed gases, a decompression chamber close by as a safety precaution, and a team able to operate the chamber, if necessary.

You would also need the capability and expertise to calculate gas switches, ceilings, and decompression times. If the diver(s) use Rebreathers, bailout becomes an issue.

You need to consider environmental factors such as temperature, currents, weather patterns, and adjust the equipment used to attempt the dive accordingly. If you are able t put a qualified team together, you would still need months to plan and prepare for the dive. The dive team needs to work gradually towards the depth, which means every diver involved would have to do many dives to prepare themselves physically and mentally for the new record attempt.

Finding the right location would be crucial, and developing the right mix of sponsors would definitely increase the chances of success.

Would such an attempt put Panama in the spotlight? Yes, but the dive-team putting their lives at risk would get and deserve the most attention.

Interesting question, please keep us posted if anything more than an idea develops!

]]> By: expedition http://www.global-adventures.us/2009/10/28/sports-bernabe-dive/comment-page-1/#comment-12 expedition Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:36:41 +0000 http://www.global-adventures.us/?p=845#comment-12 What kind of surface support would typically be needed to enable such a record-breaking effort? Say we want to put Panama on the world diving map, a record attempt would be one way to do it. Thorwald What kind of surface support would typically be needed to enable such a record-breaking effort?

Say we want to put Panama on the world diving map, a record attempt would be one way to do it.

Thorwald

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