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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 17:24:04 +0200
From: Peter Fjelsten <tek-dk@us*.ne*>
To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
CC: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: Pensacola Fl death
Jim,,,

Jim Cobb wrote:

> The solution? The Europeans use a line tied between the dive buddies. While I
recoil at
> the thought of being strapped to "Mr. 2 dives a year", it seems that it may
be the only
> practicable way for the buddy system to
> be something other than the useless or at worst deadly system that is
practiced today.

Not all Europeans (Scandinavians, whom I know most about being Danish myself)
use this
system. Followers of this line (!) of thought, to my knowledge, are primarily
divers
trained within the CMAS system.

As I am originally a PADI trained diver, I have only used this system once and
I didn't
like it. Now, in Denmark, we have few '2 dives a year' divers due to the
general crappy
conditions here.

To dive here (vis: 3-30', temperature: freezing, currents: quite strong and
generally
'nothing' to dive for), you need to be pretty motivated: either you are an avid
diver or
you don't dive at all. In these conditions, you PAY attention to your buddy -
or dive at
you own peril.

The buddy system is a mind set. Use it or get out of the water. It is you
ticket to
survival...

--
Hilsen (Regards),

Peter Fjelsten - "The Original TechnoDiver..."
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