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Heads up on corporate cutting dive time for profit
Seen too many crews getting pressured to shorten bottom times. My last job almost had a bend because of rushed schedules. Stay safe and call it out if it feels wrong.
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jessetorres7mo ago
My last company's safety memo literally had a section called "profit over safety." They wanted us to cut ten minutes off every deco stop. The geniuses in accounting figured out it would save them a fortune on helium. Never mind the whole getting bent part. It's like they want to turn the chamber into a revolving door.
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laura_bailey7mo ago
Yeah that "profit over safety" section is just stating the obvious. Companies exist to make money, and saving a fortune on helium is a real business pressure divers should understand.
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david_lopez137mo ago
Notice how cutting bottom time messes with our dive planning rhythm. We start guessing decompression stops instead of calculating them right. @laura_bailey gets the helium savings, but that guesswork leads to near misses that nobody reports. Those hidden close calls stack up until something really bad happens.
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