How could a diver prevent decompression sickness from happening?

Answer 1

remain close to the diver down flag

Answer 2

Get the proper training. Don't push the limits of that training. Inspect and maintain the equipment you will use. This holds true for any diving, deep or shallow. Diving can be a safe, fun sport if the rules are followed. Disaster can happen easily when the rules aren't followed.

Also, consider purchasing a pony rig. On all of my deep dives, my instructors made these things mandatory. They are especially an entire separate second tank and regulator system.

Addition

Minimize both your pre-dive and post-dive activity and always perform safety stops preferably doing deeper safety stops while working your way shallower.

Answer 3

There are a few dangers of Scuba diving. When I took a certification course, I learned that some risks of diving are drowning, the Bends, nitrogen narcosis, oxygen intoxication, burst lung, deflated lung, running out of air, dangerous marine life, and other risks. The Bends are caused by nitrogen bubbles inside your bloodstream, and they are from improper decompression as you come up from the water. Nitrogen narcosis takes place below 100 feet of water, and it has the effects of laughing gas, because nitrogen starts to come out of the air. This can cause disorientation. Oxygen intoxication is caused below 130 feet when your air becomes toxic because you are taking in too much oxygen. Deflated lung is caused by holding your breath. A burst lung is caused by simply holding your breath and going up. These conditions are avoided by common sense. Don't go below 100 feet unless you are a skilled diver, and don't go below 130 feet for recreational diving. Don't hold your breath during diving, you have plenty of air. And don't go up faster than your air bubbles from your breath.

Answer 4

To prepare for a deep sea diving first you should know your limits, diving can be a life threatening adventure so you must check your body to see if youâ??re physically fit and also check your equipment if it is working properly .

Answer 5

you should follow the diving safety guide lines especial for the depth, bottom time and assenting safety stop.

In addetion to respecting your body physical limits

The Diving golden rule "Plan you Dive and Dive Your plan"

Answer 6

Using the brain

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Answer 7

Divers take TONS of different precautions! These take place before, during a dive and after the dive is complete. One of the first things that a diver does before the dive is planning how the dive will be completed. Things such as the the type of dive need to be factored in. Will it be a drift dive, cave dive or a wreck dive. These things play into the planning of the overall dive. Next the depth planning needs to be worked out. The overall final depth of the dive determines the amount of bottom time that can be taken, as well as what type of gases need to be used. If the dive is extremely deep a diver would need to be certified to use a gas such as heliox for safety. During the dive the diver needs to keep track of their tank pressure, depth, and visibility just to name a few. On ascent the diver needs to surface at a controlled rate not to exceed 60' per minute. This allows for safe decompression. The diver normally takes a safety stop at 15' for at least 3 minutes. This is another decompression safety. There may be more safety stops required if the dive is beyond a certain depth. Finally after the dive the diver must wait a determined period of time before they can make another dive, so that they do not run into nitrogen absorbsion issues. The diver must also be careful not to fly for a predetermined period of time after their last dive to avoid decompression sickness and the bends while on the plane!

Answer 8

I don't know :p