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I'm definitly NOT arguing this in any way, I don't proclaim to know anything. However, this may be of interest. In the IANTD 1996 standards manual, waterskill #4 for the trimix diver is as follows: (Not direct quote for fear of lawsuit:) #4) [While in a simulated blackout remove deco bottles and swim 15 feet away. Turn around and return to replace bottles on correct side, identifying by feel.] So, is this skill useful? Why or why not? I personally think even in a silt out, you will still have daylight or artificial light enough to identify bottles by sight. At 05:24 PM 5/23/97 -0400, you wrote: > 2) Putting bottles with different mixes on different sides as > as aid to identification, instead of marking the >bottles correctly in the first place and doing it right. >This is > in the same category with putting different colored regs on > to identify gases, or any other convoluted scheme. > > The correct way? Mark the operating depth on the bottle > the way WKPP does and leave it turned off with the reg > parked on the bottle until ready to use. Unpark the reg, > from the marked bottle you want, put it in your mouth > turn that bottle on. IF YOU CAN BREATH, YOU ARE BREATHING > THE RIGHT GAS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> Northwest Labor Systems http://www.nwls.com Bellingham, WA --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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