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   I was reading Jim Greenlees's account of doing a lost line
drill with Jarrod in Ginnie, and I could not help noticing the
comments about jamming the reel. I am sure Jarrod explained this
to Jim, but in real life we don't use reels for this purpose, we
use spools. A spool can not jam, hence the term "safety" spool.

   Pat Watson, who is on this list, and was one of my instructors,
can tell you a real life horror story of looking for a really lost
line in a siltout. His dive buddy remembers the exact number of 
minutes it took to find the line - 7 seven. Seven minutes at
300 feet would be a full 80 under stress. If you think reels (as
opposed to spools) are a good idea, I would suggest you take up 
golf.

     I put this on techdiver also, as the spool works just as well
in a wreck, and I notice that Bill Deans uses them as well. - George

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