Mailing List Archive

Mailing List: techdiver

Message Display

Mark,

>Maybe I should state then that I feel a line alone is not
>good enough. Perhaps awareness or some other techniques
>(progressive penetration, etc..) should be incorporated.

This is not the point.

Even the most fervent line-user understands that a line alone is not enough
in a complex system. Nobody is arguing against awareness (mental
preparation, familiarity, etc) as an essential safety technique in a
hazardous environment. 

The question is whether *you* understand and accept that a line AND
awareness are safer than awareness alone. 

>A line, by itself, to me does not seem sufficient safety and
>can lead, perhaps, to complete reliance, 

Only if you let it. 

If you have the mental discipline to find your way in and out of a complex
wreck, you have the mental discipline to do that while running a line.
Picking up a reel does not cause instant brain fade. 

There is a reason people use lines. They are simple, they are easy, and
they are the only technique that will reliably save your butt in a serious
no-viz situation (except for dumb luck). 

I am still waiting to hear the first good reason NOT to use a line for
penetration diving. 

That is, something besides,  "Well, I might get lazy..." 

--
Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'.
Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.

Navigate by Author: [Previous] [Next] [Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject: [Previous] [Next] [Subject Search Index]

[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]

[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]