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> >Grant Wilkinson <grantw@fr*.ca*.ca*> wrote: >>These tanks are not stamped in accordance with the Canadian government's >>requirements. As a result, many shops will not fill them, since by doing >>so they are breaking the law and the fines are outrageous. Even if I can >>find someone to fill them, virtually no one will hydro them when the time >>comes. This is not a safety issue, it is a bullshit bureaucratic issue, >>but it still means that I can't legally use what this group seems to >>believe is the best tank on the market. >> >>I'm hoping to convince someone at Pressed Steel to put the Canadian >>marking on them. I've spoken to Dive Rite, but they don't seem to be able >>to influence Pressed Steel. > >A few weeks ago I happened to be talking to Fred Brown, manager of >Aquarius SCUBA in Toronto, and he tells me that under the terms of NAFTA >such things aren't supposed to happen. His understanding is that >manufacturers in both countries are now legally required to certify to >both countries' standards, so he's going after them. > >I'm of the opinion it would have made more sense just to bring the two >sets of standards into sync with each other, but if there's one thing we >can trust our governments to do it's to put the onus on somebody else. >There's also the problem that any regulation you think should work to >your advantage will in fact turn out to be a shifting target. > >Freddy's at <diving@ne*.ca*>, and if you need a shit-disturber he's >your man. > >-- >Anthony DeBoer http://www.onramp.ca/~adb/ >adb@he*.re*.or* (here) >adb@ge*.co* (work) #include "std.disclaimer" >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > Anthony I'm afraid Fred is mistaken. NAFTA doesn't force manufacturers to do anything. It allows them to do certain bi-national things, but they don't have to if they don't want to. In this case, it appears that Pressed Steel doesn't want to mark according to Canadian standards, which involves marking pressures and sizes in metric measurements. I agree that the rational approach would be for each government to accept the other's markings, but that is asking much too much of the canadian government. I believe that the US government will accept the Canadian markings, though. Not a big deal, since there are no Canadian manufacturers of scuba tanks. -- Grant Wilkinson Ottawa, Canada grantw@fr*.ca*.ca*
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