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Proceedings of Reverse Dive Profiles
Lang, M.A. &
C.E. Lehner (eds) 2000. Proceedings of Reverse
Dive Profiles Workshop. Smithsonian Institution, Washington
D.C. 295p.
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FINDINGS:
- Historically neither the U.S. Navy nor the commercial sector have prohibited reverse dive profiles.
- Reverse dive profiles are being performed in recreational, scientific, commercial, and military diving.
- The prohibition of reverse dive profiles by recreational training organizations cannot be traced to any definite diving experience that indicates and increased risk of DCS.
- No convincing evidence was presented that reverse dive profiles within the no-decompression limits lead to a measurable increase in the risk of DCS.
CONCLUSIONS:
We find no reason for the diving communities to prohibit reverse dive profiles for no-decompression dives less than 40 msw (130 fsw) and depth differentials less than 12 msw (40 fsw).