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>>If your mask comes off and you lose it, you can still see, and you're
>>only going to turn your dive right then anyhow.

>Someone on this message thread suggested to use visual jumps to 
>elmininate carrying jump reels. I have found it VERY difficult 
>to make out something as thin as a line at a few feet distance 
>if I don't wear my mask. 

>So if you plan visual jumps, it might be advisable to consider 
>the "lost mask" like a "lights-out" scenario. Unless you plan to 
>rely entirely on your buddy.

A couple of things - first, lost mask would imply *two* lost masks in
a cave, cause there's STILL your buddy.  If you don't like relying on
your buddy then what are you doing diving with him?  He's carrying
your gas in the event of an out of gas scenario, and lights #4,5,6...

Second, the three primary reasons *TRAINED* cave divers die
in caves is...

D - depth
G - guidelines
A - air

Notice that guidelines is right up there in number 2 position.
For non-cave divers it goes

T - training
G - guidelines
A - air
D - depth
L - lights

Note that guidelines is still #2 !!!

-Carl-

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