<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nVenturing deeper than 30m\/100′ profoundly increases the deep diving risks that a scuba diver will be vulnerable to. Unfortunately, detailed education on those risks is often neglected when training agencies and instructors rush to maximize their profitability by making courses quicker, cheaper, less demanding, and more convenient for divers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is unfortunate that many scuba divers view training courses primarily as a means to obtain the “necessary license<\/em>” needed to access a level of diving they want to enjoy. Increasing the depth limit of diving is probably the main culprit in promoting that motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDo remember that the intended purpose of deep-dive training is to enable divers with the knowledge and proficiency to mitigate increasing risks. A plastic certification card may entitle you to go deeper, but it cannot help you get back to the surface again safely when something goes wrong. Only your own knowledge and diving competency can do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n