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On Jul 21, 11:27pm, Scot Anderson wrote: > > I gotta throw something into the pot here. Sorry, but I just > GOTTA do it. > > First off, Ronnie B. said it well - A man chooses how to live, and how > to die. > > So, then, when each of us picks and dives a profile that is > deep, in a cave, or any of those type things, we know > that we might not come back. And that it is worth it to go > see what is there. I am in complete agreement with you on this point, people are totally responsible for their own actions. BUT I was not suggesting that these sort of profiles should not be dived or in restricting you dives in any way shape or form. All I was trying to do was to discuss some technics that could OPTIONALLY be used to reduce the risk prifile on the dives. I thought tech-diver was for this sort of discussion. > > Now, with that said, how many surface-supply teams have ever > handled a diver without screwing the pooch once at least once? Those > tenders aren't the guys that have to take the chamber ride. Now, > I know that most of them would feel real bad about it, but, well, > enough said. Considering the millions of hours that the comercial dive industry has logged at all depths in all conditions, I belive that the number of pooch-screwings is very-very small. These tenders are usually fully qualified (ie comercial qualifications not a couple of hours in a sport diving class) that are working to gain experience.(they log more time during their courses than most people log in a life time) > > So, then, when my number comes up, I'd just as soon it was by > my own hand. Again my suggestion was simply for discussion to reduce the risk profile, If your "own hand" is narced out of its tree, then maby the risks are less for surface operation than for depth. Again all I wanted was to discuss some technics after hearing about a series of deaths that may have had a common thread in the causes. I am not telling you how to dive I am asking for advice on how I should dive. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > scot@bt*.co* Scot Anderson > pp000082@in*.co* Voice: 703/761/6536 > CIS:74147.2357 Fax: 703/556/9290 > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@opal.com'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@opal.com'. >-- End of excerpt from Scot Anderson -- ******************************************************************** Terry McCracken GEC ALSTHOM Information Technology Software Support Engineer Ph: 61 2 415 0509 terrym@ns*.co*.au* Fax: 61 2 417 8635
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