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> >>> This is what I think we should have. Simply a NAMA sticker. > >>> Its tells everyone "hey, don't assume this tank has air in it". > I see three problems. One is education regarding responsibility, If someone isn't responsible enough to figure out a Custom Mix sticker, I won't lose sleep over it. Would you drink soda from a can marked "Experimental Beverage" without asking someone about it first? > two is the "standard" for marking tanks, (although I admit that > I'll probably refuse to honor any "standard") My reply to that (as I've stated before) is that (at the least) one should mark their tanks well enough that others (not only themselves) will not confuse this tank with their tanks (small nicks in the paint which kinda make a smiley face if you look at it upside down dont count...) Stickers are only another (better/different) way of marking. If someone is paying no attention at all, even a neon sign won't help matters. >and three is the trogs who don't let marked tanks on their boats, Then (with your NAMA tanks) lie and tell 'em its just (clean) air. If they don't believe in nitrox, they're probably not smart enough to use an analyzer either. Unlike the nitrox tank, this tank (or the "CUSTOM MIX") tanks don't promise to have nitrox, they just _might_ have nitrox. [kind of #4] > or won't fill marked tanks with air. Assuming you are talking about "clean" air, (for example) Raimo's shop, (who understandably wants to make sure noone gets a dirty 21% fill elsewhere and then comes back for 80%) you need 2 things.... - a NAMA (or custom mix) sticker - an Oxygen VIP sticker (and a content sticker) This last sticker is removed whenever the tank owner gets a non-clean fill (note that it need not be removed when a clean 21% fill is done). In the end I mark my reply to #2 as the most important, being responsible for your own tanks, but also keeping your tanks marked in such a way that they are distinguishable from those of others. Beyond that, I think a "Custom Mix" sticker along with an O2 VIP sticker would be an improvement over the current Nitrox/Trimix stickers. Again I ask what happens if I just want nitrox in my trimix-marked tank? Just get a custom mix sticker. Mike
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