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> Subject: laughs > > I ran across this gem of advice published on the Scuba Times home page. You > can find the article yourself at > http://www.scubatimes.com/scubatim/eqp496.html I guess I'm using all the > wrong gear. Anyone want to trade me some aluminum 80s for my 104s? > > -Kent > > ------------------begin attached file----------------- > > Butch Hendrick, > Lifeguard Systems, > Hurley, New York > We train divers for some of the harshest conditions on earth, extremely > cold water, ice diving and very strong current conditions. We train a lot of > public safety and rescue dive teams to deal with harsh conditions and hostile > environments. > We recommend that all divers use single aluminum 80-cubic-foot cylinders > unless they are diving extremely deep. If a diver is going to go deep under > harsh conditions, we prefer a surface-supplied air source. There are some > limited conditions where dual 80-cubic-foot cylinders are acceptable, but as a > rule this is not our preferred configuration. I prefer aluminum over steel > simply because it is so widely available. And a Big Mac is better than Grouper Almondine. I am more concerned with the volume > of gas than the container it is in. If all my divers use aluminum, then I > don't have to worry about reworking their weightbelts and personal ballast > systems as they switch between steel and aluminum. > As for gas reserves, we require all divers to be back on deck or the > beach with 1,000 psi of gas. > Since we recommend only aluminum 80s, we know > that they will all have the same amount of reserve (about 27 cubic feet). > Additionally we require a detachable pony bottle system with a minimum of 19 > cubic feet of reserve. One of our greatest concerns is diver entanglement. If > a diver becomes severely entangled, they must rely on their dive buddy to free > them. This cannot always be accomplished on a single dive, so the detachable > pony bottle is left behind while the buddy goes for further assistance. On > dives deeper than 40 feet or under ice, we like to see that pony bottle > increased to 30 cubic feet. > -- Kent, I tried to find a single sentence that was not bullshit in the EXTREME. When "reworking a weightbelt" is too challenging then we know we have some highly proficient people who are well qualified to teach. The more I learn, the more I'm amazed at the volume of misinformation and the more shocked I am that more people don't die doing this stuff. If it was a parody it would be funny but this guy Butch believes his own BS. I think he is fully capable of killing someone. I wouldn't get in a wading pool with anyone this ignorant. tj -- tjustice@th*.ne* Terrence K. Justice Miami, FL USA
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