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> From the IANTD Standards and Procedures manual, Page 91, Section
>C:Labeling EANx Mixtures with less than 41% Oxygen, Paragraph 3:
Here's the problem. IANTD is just one of many, and it means that you fill
only IANTD tanks, and not tanks marked to other standards.
> "Scuba tanks without a green & yellow label without suitable contents
>description-wording to identify Nitrox,EANx or an equivalent acronym must not
>be filled by IANTD facilities. Any color-coding other than yellow & green
>violates community standards, IANTD standards and International practices."
>
> Several other paragraphs detail the width, color-coding and wording
>required on tank labels by IANTD EANx Facilities for EANx fills.
>
> Due to contractual agreements with IANTD, PADI and our professional
>liability insurance providers we are required to only provide EANx fills in
>tanks with the green/yellow tank wraps. Green/Yellow Nitrox tank wraps are
>available in the shop for $3.50 each. While I personally feel that the
>"Breathing Gas other than Air" decals should adequately warn potential users
>that the tanks contents need to be analysized before use, those decals do not
>meet our contractual agreements. (The opinion of the store manager and owners
>may differ from mine).
I point out that the "contractual agreements" are business choices, you
were not forced to make them, and are not forced to abide by them.
I am amazed at your ethics, that you would agree to these policys when
you, "personally", disagree with them. This is a critical, life and death
issue, but then, it's not your life, is it? A diver's life is just a
diver's life, but you have your INSURANCE to think of, don't you?
You will pay the prices as well as reap the benefits of such choices.
I assure you, since you count on IANTD, not to mention insurance
providers, for guidance in a critical issue, that you will never see my
tanks, or my business.
> Olympus Dive Center will continue to honor its contractual agreements
>with IANTD, PADI, ANDI, NAUI, etc. Anyone not wishing to conform to the
>current EANx filling requirements we must follow should contact those
>organizations and petition for a change in standards.
Oh, no, it's much, much simpler than that.
There is no reason for me to invest any time, energy, or money in
changing such an outdated and lethargic institution.
Instead, since it's easy to get the fills I want without conforming to
any such foolishness, I'll simply avoid anyone simple enough to make
decisions on the basis of their insurance, or their agency.
In short, me and my dollars will continue to reward those shops and
individuals who THINK, who rely on their own expertise for their
decisions, and who make decisions on a case by case basis.
The market is a brutal place, I fight in it daily.
Haven't you wondered why your dive shop hasn't made you rich?
It's because your dive shop isn't doing as well as it could be.
Of course, I can't fathom why...
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--Jammer, 1992
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