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On Fri, 12 Jan 1996, w wittman wrote:
> why MUST we assume that the distressed diver becomes an instantly
> unreliable, panicky liability?
we are only accepting it as a possibility that for safeties sake should
be allowed for in dive planning.>
> which of you has needed to share a partner's gas underwater?
> did YOU signal the need to share and get HANDED the regulator...or did you
> dash up and SNATCH the regulator from your partner's shocked lips? (as the
> scenario has been exclusively portrayed)
even if only 1% of divers panic when out of air why not plan for it. If
that 1% happens your no longer going to give a shit about the 99% of
divers that wouldn't have grabbed your reg. Why not plan for the worst
case scenario?
Bob Favorite RVT
UC Davis VMTH UC Davis SCUBA The Octopus' Garden
VMD 490 Instructor safety diver safety diver
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