Medical & Safety
The rules of diving exist because someone learned them the hard way. Here's the medicine behind the ones that matter most: equalising, ascent rates, narcosis, flying afterwards. Nothing here replaces a dive medical, but it will make the conversation with your doctor a better one.
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Flying After Diving: Why You Have to Wait, and How Long
Flying too soon after diving can trigger DCS just like too fast an ascent. Here's where the 12/18/24-hour guidelines actually come from, and why they're minimums, not targets.
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