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Ask DAN: How Long Should I Wait to Fly After Scuba Diving?

Jun 15 2019
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This is a pretty common question we get diving with guests. “Is it okay if I’m on the morning flight tomorrow?”

Each diver needs to use their own judgement, but here are some of the guidelines from DAN and the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society. Keep in mind, most of our shark dives are just a bit deeper than the average safety stop. Typically, divers will not have a significant nitrogen accumulation during our standard shark diving expeditions.

Flying after scuba diving? The experts at Divers Alert Network explain the risks for decompression sickness and the latest guidelines on flying after diving.

DAN and the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) held a workshop in 2002 to review the available data regarding post-dive air travel. The following table outlines their recommendations for the absolute minimum time interval you should wait to fly after diving:

Single no-decompression dive

12 hours or more

Multiple dives in a day

18 hours or more

Multiple days of diving

18 hours or more

Dives requiring decompression stops

Substantially longer than 18 hours


Source: Ask DAN: How Long Should I Wait to Fly After Scuba Diving?

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