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**freedivernd** · (This post was last modified: 09-15-2002, 02:01 PM by freedivernd.)

Mark,
In this murky water you're almost diving solo a lot o' the time it seems. Since I'm so comfortable freediving I kinda feel like scuba diving solo at anything from -30' or maybe even -40' or more shouldn't be a problem. My feeling is that on deeper dives, beyond -40' (edited from -50'), a buddy with air close by might be nice. I have heard that some diving organizations are looking differently at the dive solo aspect because of the chances of losing TWO divers instead of one should there be trouble, and also the fact that possibly a diver on their own may better handle an emergency. Now, granted, not everyone will feel the same as I do at -40' in say an "out of air" situation but if a person was going to stay in the -20' or less and was comfortable, it could actually be safer on your own then with another diver.

I think the key is comfort and experience, not machoism. And I think you have got to be able to say to yourself - at the depth I'm at, WHEN (not IF) I have an equipment failure, am I going to handle it fine and relaxed and take care of myself or am I going to panic? Am I confident I can get to the surface, will I be comfortabe without air? (comfortabe without air?, that sounds like another oxy-moron to me :-\ )

The above, of course, is just what I think.

Fred