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Can recreational divers dive to 140 using the RDP?

Can recreational divers dive to 140 using the RDP?

Never exceed the limits of the Recreational Dive Planner and whenever possible avoid diving to the limits of the planner. 140 feet is for emergency purposes only, do not dive to this depth.

Can you dive 130 feet?

The maximum depth for recreational diving is 40 metres/130 feet. There is, however, an important caveat: you should always dive within the limits of your training and experience. Open Water Divers* are trained to dive to a maximum depth of 18 metres/60 feet.

Can you scuba dive to 200 feet?

In Recreational diving, the maximum depth limit is 40 meters (130 feet). In technical diving, a dive deeper than 60 meters (200 feet) is described as a deep dive. However, as defined by most recreational diving agencies, a deep dive allows you to descend to 18 meters and beyond.

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How long can I dive at 130 ft?

Time at those depths is quite limited; no deco time at 130 feet is going to be in the ten minute or less range, depending on the decompression model you are using, and your gas supply may not even permit that much time there, unless the dive is essentially a bounce.

How long can a scuba diver stay at 130 feet?

10 minutes
When divers advance beyond 100 feet, no-decompression time falls significantly. The PADI recreational dive planner allows for a bottom time of 20 minutes at 100 feet or 10 minutes at 130 feet. Extra diligence and time awareness is more critical at these depths to stay within NDLs.

What’s the deepest a human has dived?

The deepest dive ever (on record) is 1,082 feet (332 meters) set by Ahmed Gabr in 2014. That depth is the equivalent of approximately 10 NBA basketball courts aligned vertically. In terms of pressure, that’s about 485 pounds per square inch. Most people’s lungs would be crushed at that depth.

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Can you dive 300 feet?

Technical Instructor A quick summary would be that a well planned dive to 300 feet on open circuit would involve an appropriate blend of trimix for the bottom gas and other blends for travel (it would not be safe to breathe the 300 foot gas at or near the surface) and decompression.