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From: "Stockmann, Sten" <sten.stockmann@ca*.fi*>
To: "'Submariner Germany'" <info@su*.de*>
Cc: kirvine@sa*.ne*, cavers@cavers.com
Subject: RE: DEEP AIR VOTE, was: (RE: Re:IANTD vs 70 m air instruction and
     158m air dives You gotta be kidding)
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:30:41 +0200
> Have you ever thought about water temperatures of 4=B0C (39F)?

Hey- we dive in 2-3 C water all year around. Ever heard of argon ?

> Have ever thought about prices of Helium in Europe?

If you can't afford to do it right - don't bother doing it at all.=20

> Have you ever thought about common diving practices in Central =
Europe?

Frankly, most of it is bullshit, with full-face masks and pair-lines.=20

regards,

Sten Stockmann
Baltic Sea Tech Divers=20
Helsinki, Finland

--
Sten Stockmann
Business Consulting
CAP GEMINI OY
Niittym=E4entie 9
FIN-02200 Espoo
FINLAND

Tel. +358-9-45265229
Fax. +358-9-4523548
E-mail sten.stockmann@ca*.fi*


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Submariner Germany [mailto:info@su*.de*]
> Sent: 20. elokuuta 1999 13:14
> To: Richard Pyle; Chris Werner
> Cc: kirvine@sa*.ne*; Wrolf Courtney; halcyon@ha*.ne*; Bill =
Mee;
> Tom Mount; bdi@wh*.ne*; techdiver@aq*.co*; Christian=20
> Gerzner; Mark
> the Nark Andrews; Afonso Pinheiro Junior; Barrie Heard; Bill Nadeau;
> Dick Rutkowski; Erika Haley; Fabio Amaral; Fabio Ruberti; Frans
> Vandermolen; Garry Howland; Gil; Gina & Mark Leonard; Gregg Stanton;
> IANTD Czech; IANTD Germany; IANTD Greece; IANTD Holland;=20
> IANTD Ireland;
> IANTD JAPAN; IANTD Japan Training; IANTD Korea; IANTD=20
> Micronesia; IANTD
> Philippines; IANTD Philippines Alex; IANTD Portugal; IANTD S.E. Asia;
> IANTD Scandanvia; IANTD South Africa; IANTD Spain; IANTD Sweden; Jill
> Heinerth; Jim Mims; John Thornton; Joseph Dituri; kevin gurr; Kim
> Cochrane; Lamar Hires; Nick Jewson; Paul Lijnen; Paul=20
> Neilsen; REG BOER
> @ BARBARA HENSBY; Richard Nordstrom; Shelley orlowski;=20
> Vebj=F8rn Karlsen;
> Victor Williams; William J Turbeville II; Jr."; cavers@cavers.com; =
Jim
> Cobb; kirvne@sa*.ne*; "\"Jess Armantrout\""; Dan L. Volker; =
"\"Jody
> Everett\""; Lawrence Orchard-London; john@ro*.co*.uk*
> Subject: Re: DEEP AIR VOTE, was: (RE: Re:IANTD vs 70 m air =
instruction
> and158m air dives You gotta be kidding)
>=20
>=20
> Just want to ask some important questions:
>=20
> Have you ever thought about water temperatures of 4=B0C (39F)?
> Have ever thought about prices of Helium in Europe?
> Have you ever thought about common diving practices in Central =
Europe?
>=20
> As we all know is N-Narcosis not only depending on the ppN.=20
> The psychlogical
> effects of the different environments count at least as much=20
> as the ppN. A
> limit of 130 ft on Air could be way to much or more or less=20
> no problem. To
> limit the use of air to a max depth of 130 ft. is not our=20
> favorite limit.
>=20
> Yours
>=20
> IANTD Germany, Austria & Switzerland
>=20
> Benjamin & Marion Altkorn
>=20
> -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.or*>
> An: Chris Werner <clw5232@ga*.ac*.fs*.ed*>
> Cc: kirvine@sa*.ne* <kirvine@sa*.ne*>; Wrolf Courtney
> <wrolf@wr*.ne*>; halcyon@ha*.ne* <halcyon@ha*.ne*>; Bill =
Mee
> <wwm@sa*.ne*>; Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*>; bdi@wh*.ne*
> <bdi@wh*.ne*>; techdiver@aq*.co*=20
> <techdiver@aq*.co*>; Christian
> Gerzner <christiang@pi*.co*.au*>; Mark the Nark Andrews
> <extreme@de*.fr*.co*.uk*>; Afonso Pinheiro Junior
> <afonso0@ib*.ne*>; Barrie Heard <bheard@dc*.ne*.au*>; Bill Nadeau
> <tekdiver@na*.ar*.co*>; Dick Rutkowski=20
> <dick@hy*.co*>; Erika
> Haley <haley@ca*.ky*>; Fabio Amaral=20
> <fabio_amaral@ya*.co*>; Fabio Ruberti
> <ruberti@io*.it*>; Frans Vandermolen <75204.1243@co*.co*>; =
Garry
> Howland <ghowland@fw*.gu*.ne*>; Gil=20
> <gildiver@di*.co*.br*>; Gina & Mark
> Leonard <ginamark@at*.ne*>; Gregg Stanton=20
> <gstanton@ma*.fs*.ed*>;
> IANTD Czech <kony@un*.cz*>; IANTD Germany=20
> <iantd@su*.de*>; IANTD
> Greece <iantdgr@at*.mb*.gr*>; IANTD Holland=20
> <tekkie@xs*.nl*>; IANTD
> Ireland <IANTDIRL@ao*.co*>; IANTD JAPAN=20
> <iantdjp@di*.co*>; IANTD
> Japan Training <iantdjp@di*.co*>; IANTD Korea=20
> <aad@sa*.co*>; IANTD
> Micronesia <psdivers@ku*.gu*.ne*>; IANTD Philippines
> <iantd-rp@i-*.co*.ph*>; IANTD Philippines Alex
> <techsec@i-*.co*.ph*>; IANTD Portugal=20
> <po12210@pt*.ib*.co*>; IANTD S.E.
> Asia <khooss@si*.co*.sg*>; IANTD Scandanvia=20
> <egil@av*.fi*>; IANTD
> South Africa <iantdsa@ia*.co*>; IANTD Spain=20
> <iantdspa@dn*.ii*.es*>;
> IANTD Sweden <info@ia*.co*>; Jill Heinerth=20
> <heinerth@gt*.ne*>; Jim
> Mims <divetek@oc*.co*>; John Thornton=20
> <Johnpt@sc*.co*>; Joseph
> Dituri <dive4wrk@pi*.co*>; kevin gurr=20
> <100044.3401@co*.co*>; Kim
> Cochrane <Cochrane@ac*.co*>; Lamar Hires=20
> <lamar@di*.co*>; Nick
> Jewson <NickJewson@co*.co*>; Paul Lijnen=20
> <paull@vi*.uu*.be*>;
> Paul Neilsen <mandarin@ga*.ne*.hk*>; REG BOER @ BARBARA HENSBY
> <regboer@bi*.co*>; Richard Nordstrom <74663.1663@co*.co*>;
> Shelley orlowski <orlowski@at*.ne*>; Vebj=F8rn Karlsen
> <karlsenv@on*.no*>; Victor Williams=20
> <diving@sp*.co*>; William J
> Turbeville II <bturbo@ga*.ne*>; Jr." <ahall@da*.co*>;=20
> cavers@cavers.com
> <cavers@cavers.com>; Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>;=20
> kirvne@sa*.ne*
> <kirvne@sa*.ne*>; "\"Jess Armantrout\""=20
> <armantrout@wo*.at*.ne*>;
> Dan L. Volker <dlv@ga*.ne*>; "\"Jody Everett\""
> <jeverett@ne*.co*>; Lawrence Orchard-London
> <lorchard@Ru*.co*>; john@ro*.co*.uk*
> <john@ro*.co*.uk*>
> Datum: Freitag, 20. August 1999 05:03
> Betreff: Re: DEEP AIR VOTE, was: (RE: Re:IANTD vs 70 m air =
instruction
> and158m air dives You gotta be kidding)
>=20
>=20
> >
> >The only reason I do it that way is that it is extremely easy with a
> >rebreather.  If I was still diving OC, I'd not waste my time=20
> with helium
> >shallower than about 150 or so.
> >
> >Aloha,
> >Rich
> >
> >On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Chris Werner wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.or*>
> >> > If you really wanted to be conservative, then you might=20
> drop maximum
> Pnarc
> >> > to 4.0 atm, and require helium on all dives deeper than=20
> 100 fsw.  I
> might
> >> > be in favor of that, as it is more or less the route I=20
> have taken on my
> >> > own dives.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Richie, I hate to have to do this but, I agree with you.=20
> The limit should
> be
> >> somewhere around this value. This is what we are=20
> practicing and it is
> good
> >> to see others that are actually diving, adopting this same=20
> type of SOP.
> No
> >> matter how you came about it. It is better for narcosis=20
> and for deco.
> While
> >> I don't use air at all, an EAD of 100' is my absolute=20
> limit on narcosis.
> It
> >> appears as those who do little or no deep/cave diving are=20
> the ones who
> are
> >> consistently pushing the limits. Those of us who are=20
> consistently diving
> >> every week have already figured this one out. It is a=20
> shame that those
> who
> >> give the advice have not come to the same conclusions.
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Richard Pyle
> >Ichthyology, Bishop Museum                deepreef@bi*.or*
> >1525 Bernice St.                          PH: (808) 848-4115
> >Honolulu, HI 96817-2704                   FAX: (808) 847-8252
> >
> >
>=20

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