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I understand the long hose sharing in a restricted environment.  And I
personally feel that a longer hose gives more freedom for sharing air...

BUT...  Someone on here said they want to be out of the way of the out
of air diver...

I gotta say BULLSHIT!!! (sorry)

I was trained, fully beleive, and would guess that no one will dispute 
the fact that the out of air diver needs to be stabalized AND controlled.
I have had one out of air diver at 65', I saw him coming, handed him my
Octopus (it worked...), and IMMEDIATELY locked up with him.  If he 
bolted for the surface, he had to take me with him, and I would have been
dumping my BC all the way to the top.

Giving an out of air diver one of your regs and not controlling him/her
seems infinitely stupid.  I'VE GOT air.  He/she doesn't.  Who should
control?

My humble opinion...

Wooster
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