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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01BCDEFA.A4C649E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following quotes come from Deeptech, Issue 4, Jan 1996, Gilliam Gets = Pissed Off!. DT: Is deep air diving a viable practice? GILLIAM: It is within limits. And those limits will vary greatly with = the individual, his experience, his fitness and his psychological = comfort. The environment also makes a huge difference. Most = experienced divers can be trained to dive to 200-220 foot range with a = reasonable risk factor. But it requires a regime of supervised training = under a specifically qualified instructor through programs like those = offered by TDI, IANTD, and PSA. Beyond that depth, the average guy = should get on trimix if he wants to go deeper. But if I can work in deeper water on air with a compact streamlined rig, = I am far more mobile and able to perform better simply from the = standpoint of swimming. You try to operate complex camera systems when = filming unpredictable marine life or rapidly moving subs or other = specialized vehicles if you're dragging trimix gear and stage bottles = with you. Forget it! You just can't do it. I can go into the water = with one primary cylinder, rendezvous with oxygen for deco if necessary, = and still maintain complete control and flexibility since my gear load = is so slight by comparison. Then again, I've got a very high tolerance = for narcosis and have refined my dive technique to minimize = susceptibility to oxygen toxicity. ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01BCDEFA.A4C649E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> <P>The following quotes come from <B>Deeptech</B>, Issue 4, Jan 1996, = <U>Gilliam=20 Gets Pissed Off!.</P></U></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> <P><STRONG>DT:</STRONG> Is deep air diving a viable practice?</P> <P><STRONG>GILLIAM:</STRONG> It is within limits. And those limits = will=20 vary greatly with the individual, his experience, his fitness and his=20 psychological comfort. The environment also makes a huge = difference. =20 Most experienced divers can be trained to dive to 200-220 foot range = with a=20 reasonable risk factor. But it requires a regime of supervised = training=20 under a specifically qualified instructor through programs like those = offered by=20 TDI, IANTD, and PSA. Beyond that depth, the average guy should get = on=20 trimix if he wants to go deeper.</P> <P>But if I can work in deeper water on air with a compact streamlined = rig, I am=20 far more mobile and able to perform better simply from the standpoint of = swimming. You try to operate complex camera systems when filming=20 unpredictable marine life or rapidly moving subs or other specialized = vehicles=20 if you're dragging trimix gear and stage bottles with you. Forget=20 it! You just can't do it. I can go into the water with one = primary=20 cylinder, rendezvous with oxygen for deco if necessary, and still = maintain=20 complete control and flexibility since my gear load is so slight = by=20 comparison. Then again, I've got a very high tolerance for = narcosis and=20 have refined my dive technique to minimize susceptibility to oxygen=20 toxicity.</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01BCDEFA.A4C649E0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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