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Tal-Shahar Marzuk

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and again this question... Freediving after Scuva diving

Hi guys! thanks for showing interest on solving my issue.
I am currently working as an underwater photographer for people coming for introduction scuba dive for PADI.
I usuelly don't pass 8m with them during this intro dive.
The thing is, I work everyday, starting early in the morning and I want to finish my working day and practice my free diving.

Am I going to get DCS??
Can I go through a freediving session that ends in a certain depth?
Can my diving computer give me any knowledge about how to minimize risks when combining these 2 sports?

I KNOW - that every guide, manual, course says to avoid freediving after scuba.. but the situation is complicated and depths are shallow.

any opinions ?

THANK YOU !
 
I am no expert but I would be very careful. I would think that the key factor would be the amount of time you spend breathing compressed air at 8m (~2 atmos), I know that Scuba divers are required to spend several days after diving before they can fly, suggesting that it takes a while for the excess N2 to leave the bloodstream. If you do this everyday it may compound the issue? Free-diving especially CW (with fins) gives, relative to scuba, a very rapid ascent from a deepish dive. I would say that the depth of the freedive may be more significant than the depth of the scuba dive. I would recommend getting advice from an instructor grade Freediver rather than from me though.
 
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The rule for freediving after scuba diving is the same than flying after scuba diving.
You've got to check what your dive computer says after your scuba session. If you can see the sign "no fly", it means no freediving either.
 
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