Article in March 2006 issue of Scuba Diving

Was wondering what opinions people had about the article in March 2006

chilly...

2006àissue

issue of Scuba Diving, page 83, "The Final Ascent".

The point the author makes is that "the trickiest part of your dive
might come after the safety stop". Being a relative newbie I

VK...

In theory yes - as the biggest pressure gradient occurs in the
shallowest few meters.

That being said, I dont think too many people are getting bent coming
up a bit too fast from 5m to the surface.. not on a single tank rec
dive, anyway. So calling it the "trickiest part of the dive" is, IMO,
overstating it - atleast by implication.

certainly have to defer to the author but there was a sense I had that
there may have been a bit of overstating certain "potential" problems.

Was wondering what you more experienced folks thought.

Joe English...

biggest pressure change

ajames54...

I didn't read the article but I do know that it is easier to get hit in
the head by the boat at 5 feet than at 50.... OW!