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Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 18:57:53 -0800
From: George Irvine <gmiiii@in*.co*>
Subject: Re: snorkels
To: <john.r.strohm@BI*.co*>, mwelzel@st*.co*
Cc: techdiver@terra.net, wreckdiver@wr*.co*

 You guys are wasting your time with Welzel - the obvious answer STAY WITH YOUR 
BUDDY has not occured to him - the definition of a stroke. Doing things
properly 
is very simple, but in New England we have a bunch of know-it-alls like Garvin, 
beilineda, and Mark, who prove continuously what the past influence up there
has 
been - no plan, and no clue. - G


On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, <john.r.strohm@BI*.co*> wrote:
>>5. You were cave diving and during deco your teammate was
>>experiencing difficulty. You stayed with him as long as your
>>gas supply allowed, he was apparently okay so you surfaced
>>and while putting your snorkel in your mouth told your surface
>>staff to get someone ready to assist him in the water, then
>>you put your face in the water and kept up observance of
>>your teammate in case his condition worsened and until
>>someone could descend to stay by him. Whether you are
>>watching for a few seconds, a few minutes or a few hours
>>you should have the means to keep an uninterupted watch,
>>a snorkel is the perfect tool for this.
>
>Excuse me.  Let's work this scenario.
>
>You were cave diving with your teammate.
>
>You both had the same dive profile.  You both (presumably) used the same
>gas(es), because you ANTICIPATED doing the same dive.
>
>You should both have about the same deco obligation.  For him to have
>significantly more deco obligation than you do, and you be the one short on
>gas, does not make sense to me.
>
>If you aren't both doing deco at the same depth and time, one of you is in
>deep kimchee.  If you aborted your deco because you were out-of-gas, and
>your buddy didn't have enough reserve to cover your remaining deco
>obligation, you are BOTH in deep kimchee; he is damn near out-of-gas, too.
>
>Decompression diving is about planning to have enough gas to finish the
>deco, EVEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A MAJOR PROBLEM.
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>


George M. Irvine III
DIR WKPP
Woodville Karst Plain Project
1400 SE 11 ST Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-493-6655 FAX 6698
Email gmiiii@in*.co*


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