Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities - Divers Alert ...
Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities - Divers Alert ...
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Fig 88Percentageof dives bycertificati<strong>on</strong>of divers andby subgroup.% of PDE <strong>Divers</strong>6050403020LiveaboardShore / Day-BoatCold Water WreckDay-Boat Dive Professi<strong>on</strong>als100StudentEntry-levelAadvancedDivemasterInstructorTechnicalOtherTable 16 shows the recorded PDE participati<strong>on</strong> by subgroup. In thecold-water wreck (Scapa Flow) and liveaboard subgroups, mostdivers participated in PDE <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>on</strong>ce. Shore- / day-boat divers participated<strong>on</strong> average twice, and dive professi<strong>on</strong>als in Cozumel participated<strong>on</strong> average 12 times, c<strong>on</strong>tributing 10 times more dives perdiver than other groups.Table 16Number ofdives and diveseries per diverby subgroup.Group# <strong>Divers</strong># Dives Per Diver # Series Per DiverMedian Range Median RangeLiveaboard 290 13.0 1-167 1.0 1-29Cold-Water Wreck 233 11.0 1-23 1.0 1-2Shore / Day-Boat 705 4.0 1-36 1.0 1-16Day-Boat Dive Professi<strong>on</strong>als 48 103.0 6-351 10.0 1-3882DAN’s <str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> Decompressi<strong>on</strong> <strong>Illness</strong>, <strong>Diving</strong> <strong>Fatalities</strong> and Project Dive Explorati<strong>on</strong>: 2003 Editi<strong>on</strong>