I won't comment on what he wrote, but as a diver, Butch Hendrick can dive 
circles around most on this list. Rod

On Sat, 13 Apr 1996, Justice Terrence wrote:

> > 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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