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In addition, Mouth also requires bottles on different sides as a means
of identification ( very stupid and did not work for jane Ornmstein or
her instructor), he has color coding, ( extremely stupid ), he has
poodle jackets ( extra stupid ), and a bunch of other nonsense in
addition to the fact that the gases he requires are farm animal stupid,
and this is just the tip of the iceberg. 

John R. Rose wrote:
> 
> Steve wrote:
> > Why do the some of the readers of this list feel that blame must be
> > placed on an agency or person when a tradegy occurs?
> >
> > The fact that someone has lost a life, someone had lost a loved one, and
> > someone has lost a friend is enough of a tragic loss.
> >
> > I feel that for every loss there is a lesson to be learned.
> > Unfortunately,  the normal case is that someone didn't follow the rules
> > which have been well established over time.
> 
> Steve,
> 
> The problem is that while the losses are Mounting, the lessons are not
> being learned. Inadvertently breathing the wrong gas while on deco is
> clearly a bottle marking problem. A simple and effective solution, wich
> by the way WAS developed in response to a fatal accident, is clearly
> mark the cylinder with MOD. This allows both the diver and his teammates
> to easily verify that the correct bottle is beng breathed.
> 
> The facts:
> 1) A simple solution for safe bottle marking is available
> 2) The official policy of IANTD is to persist in promoting
>    unsafe bottle marking which have been implicated in a
>    number of fatal accidents. While the agency may believe
>    that their approach is "equally safe" the Mounting death
>    toll suggests otherwise.
> 
> The Questions:
>   How many people have to die in accidents in which unsafe bottle
>   markings are implicated before ALL agencies promote safe bottle
>   markings.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> -John

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