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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 17:10:22 -0500
From: KVI <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Organization: DIR
To: freeattic@co*.ci*.uf*.ed*
CC: cavers@cavers.com
Subject: [Fwd: Tales From The Dark Side #7 (The One Man Band(s))]
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From: "mike bruic" <mikebruic@di*.co*>
To: "George Irvine" <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Subject: Tales From The Dark Side #7 (The One Man Band(s))
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 21:29:16 -0500
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Recently, (when I was a usdct diver) I was asked to be a evaluation =
diver for a usdct team of divers (another basin dive). The so-called =
purpose and scope of these dive's is for the divers to do a simulated =
run of the next days dive in front of a evaluator(one would think that =
they already knew how to dive). I was given some que cards with =
equipment failure scenarios to flash at the divers during the dive. The =
one thing I noticed about these cards is that they were all self =
survival oriented, no team work drills. So I made some team work cards =
up unannounced to the divers, and we went for a dive.

What I witnessed on that dive would have had even a basic open water =
diver in tears form laughter. All the drills I gave them were "team work =
survival" oriented, and they failed every single one with flying colors. =
I saw air share drills that took any were from 2 to 5 minutes to =
execute, and for the team to get back underway. (you can't even pass a =
"intro cave" cave class with that). On the first lap around the 500, =
foot course, one diver was a minute and a half ahead of his buddies (no =
team their). One diver lost the scooter he was towing and didn't even =
notice it for two laps, another diver lost the diver he was towing in a =
out of air situation, and didn't even notice it for a good 75 to 100 =
feet. And why was the out of air diver in the rear???? The only diver =
who had long hoses on both oc bailout bottles was borrowing my rig =
set-up (which has 10' hoses), or else he would have been diving short =
hose(s) on both of his oc bail out bottles like the other two. If =
anybody believes that these are world class explorers, then you are also =
invited to my wedding with my bride to be, Demi Moore, or was that =
Sharon Stone, Damm, I can't remember which one I dumped.

Perhaps the scariest part about the whole ordeal was when I gave my =
assessment to Stone, and told him that they do not have "team survival" =
capabilities, and that they managed to kill themselves "as a team" over =
a half dozen times in less than a half hour and needed allot more =
practice as a "team" before they would be ready. Stones verdict, "their =
ready to go", and they did, the very next day.=20
Tomorrows chapter #8 (Pizza's in the oven honey).

Mike Bruic          =20

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Recently, (when I was a usdct diver) I was =
asked to be=20
a evaluation diver for a usdct team of divers (another basin dive). The=20
so-called purpose and scope of these dive's is for the divers to do a =
simulated=20
run of the next days dive in front of a evaluator(one would think that =
they=20
already knew how to dive). I was given some que cards with equipment =
failure=20
scenarios to flash at the divers during the dive. The one thing I =
noticed about=20
these cards is that they were all self survival oriented, no team work =
drills.=20
So I made some team work cards up unannounced to the divers, and we went =
for a=20
dive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>What I witnessed on that dive would have had =
even a=20
basic open water diver in tears form laughter. All the drills I gave =
them were=20
"team work survival" oriented, and they failed every single =
one with=20
flying colors. I saw air share drills that took any were from 2 to 5 =
minutes to=20
execute, and for the team to get back underway. (you can't even pass a=20
"intro cave" cave class with that). On the first lap around =
the 500,=20
foot course, one diver was a minute and a half ahead of his buddies (no =
team=20
their). One diver lost the scooter he was towing and didn't even notice =
it for=20
two laps, another diver lost the diver he was towing in a out of air =
situation,=20
and didn't even notice it for a good 75 to 100 feet. And why was the out =
of air=20
diver in the rear???? The only diver who had long hoses on both oc =
bailout=20
bottles was borrowing my rig set-up (which has 10' hoses), or else he =
would have=20
been diving short hose(s) on both of his oc bail out bottles like the =
other two.=20
If anybody believes that these are world class explorers, then you are =
also=20
invited to my wedding with my bride to be, Demi Moore, or was that =
Sharon Stone,=20
Damm, I can't remember which one I dumped.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT =
size=3D3>Perhaps</FONT>=20
</FONT>the scariest part about the whole ordeal was when I gave my =
assessment to=20
Stone, and told him that they do not have "team survival"=20
capabilities, and that they managed to kill themselves "as a =
team"=20
over a half dozen times in less than a half hour and needed allot more =
practice=20
as a "team" before they would be ready. Stones verdict, =
"their=20
ready to go", and they did, the very next day. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Tomorrows chapter #8 (Pizza's in the oven =
honey)<FONT=20
color=3D#000000 size=3D2>.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Mike=20
Bruic          =20
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