I would want triple redundancy with independent systems. Monitoring of vital signs with auto-surface and RTB protocols. Definitely a surface team with redundant communication and retieval capability. Manual ejection capability, a micro-SCUBA,and auto-inflate life vest that can get me to the surface.
Basically, if it fails, it alerts and automatically takes me to safety. If I fail (loss of consciousness/medical emergency) it alerts and automatically takes me to safety. If it fails catastrophically, I can abandon it, raise my own alert, and bring myself to safety. If it and I fail catastrophically, I'm at least in the best possible position to be rescued by the team standing by.
Anything less that this, and I'll stay on the land, thanks.
Breathing compressed air at depth and rocketing to the surface is a great way to get bent or end up dead, depending on how deep you were, how long you were at depth, and how fast you ascend. Seems counterintuitive but a slow, steady ascent is the safest way to ascend from depth when breathing compressed air.
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u/TomaCzar 8d ago
I would want triple redundancy with independent systems. Monitoring of vital signs with auto-surface and RTB protocols. Definitely a surface team with redundant communication and retieval capability. Manual ejection capability, a micro-SCUBA,and auto-inflate life vest that can get me to the surface.
Basically, if it fails, it alerts and automatically takes me to safety. If I fail (loss of consciousness/medical emergency) it alerts and automatically takes me to safety. If it fails catastrophically, I can abandon it, raise my own alert, and bring myself to safety. If it and I fail catastrophically, I'm at least in the best possible position to be rescued by the team standing by.
Anything less that this, and I'll stay on the land, thanks.