[samdive]

AIDA have recently introduced the notion of reduced course performance requirements for dives conducted in adverse conditions

Their current definition of adverse conditions states that "these include cold water with thermo clines below 10 degrees, extremely strong current or bad visibility"

The change in requirement is a reduction of 5m in the depth requirement for students on the Instructor Course.

I'd say most of us think the water is cold well before 10C, so I have put my poll based on a surface temp of 18C or less for the cold/warm breakdown

What do you think? Is 5m about right? too much? too little? How much does your PB differ between warm and cold water, if at all.

I'll start the ball rolling - my PB in CW is currently 4m deeper in warm water than in UK lake water. So, I think that 5m is about right - but I'd like some other views!

Thanks

sam