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Diving Dynamic's Cat1 Surface Supplied Diver Course
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Returning to the surface after a deep decompression dive
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Returning to the surface after a deep decompression dive

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  • In this case, he didn't quite pull it off
  • In this case, he didn't quite pull it off
  • In this case, he didn't quite pull it off
  • In this case, he didn't quite pull it off
  • Getting ready for take two
  • Take two
  • Success!
  • Apparently there isn't a stove on the barge, so the Oxy-Acetylene cutting torch gets a workout
  • Returning to the surface after a deep decompression dive
  • This dive was a "SurDO2" short for Surface Decompression on Oxygen, meaning that even though they're at the surface, they're not done diving yet
  • The divers need to move quickly to get into the hyperbaric chamber, they have a short time limit for getting "blown down" in the chamber
  • Everyone on the barge pitches in to help speed up the process
  • Everyone on the barge pitches in to help speed up the process
  • Gear was already partially disassembled by the divers while they were doing their staged, in-water decompression, to help this step go faster
  • Gear was already partially disassembled by the divers while they were doing their staged, in-water decompression, to help this step go faster
  • If a diver were unable to get in the chamber quickly enough, the medical consequences could be serious, which is why this training is so thorough
  • If a diver were unable to get in the chamber quickly enough, the medical consequences could be serious, which is why this training is so thorough
  • With both divers in the chamber, a seal on the chamber door needs to be established, a good tug will allow even a tiny amount of air pressure to seal the door with hundreds of pounds of force
  • With the divers on their way down, chamber operators begin managing the oxygen system that will deliver pure oxygen to the divers as breathing gas, to aid in the decompression process
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