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On Tue, 06 Aug 96, mtherr1@PO*.mc*.ca* wrote: >Here are some observations: > >1. In the Doing it Right video, you mention that each cylinder is inspected, >analysed and the content is recorded in a book. Was the support diver >cylinder inspected that way? > >2. How the hell can someone not trust is gauge for a dive at that depth? I >know that Exley got a stucked needle for a dive to more than 800 feet, but if >it is suspected that a needle may get stuck at 120 feet, there is a need for a >better, more reliable gauge. > >3. There is no need for a gauge to return safely to the surface. If the diver >is just a little bit aware, he will find that the regulator becomes harder to >breathe before running out of air. He should have enough time to go back to >the surface without any harm (I practiced that at different depths, using >different regulators and it work with most of them). > >4. The diver had a lot of gas on him. It should be clear that diver safety >has priority over the goal for the dive. Did he not use the gas because he >did not want to jeopardize YOUR dive? > >5. The diver should be able to clear a regulator when getting one in his >mouth. Except if he has is head tilted on the wrong side while getting a >Poseidon Jetstream or if he gets the regulator upside down. May be he got >water before he got the regulator? I forgot: 1.5 The diver AND his buddy should have verified that their cylinders were full before entering the dive. If it was to be suspected that the gauge was wrong and that the cylinder was full, this should have been verified with another gauge. BTW, I'm sure that the diver was not alone... hey?
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