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Hi Robert, Your post is wrong. I did went through the Halcyon with Tom & Jack when it was first launched. I dived and enjoyed it. I never had any incident with the Halcyon. I am still looking for a reason to buy one unit for myself. The incident that you mentioned happened to one of my friends while he was test dive the unit. Luckily, I was next to him on a Cis and he used my bailout regulator before rectifying the problem. I hope the QDs are better now. He decided against buying the unit. I did tried to sell for you! Soo Seng -----Original Message----- From: RMC <halcyon@ha*.ne*> To: kirvine@sa*.ne* <kirvine@sa*.ne*> Cc: techdiver mail list <techdiver@aquanaut.com>; Cost effective home improvement <freeattic@co*.ci*.uf*.ed*>; cavers list <cavers@ge*.co*> Date: Tuesday, 20 October, 1998 10:25 AM Subject: Re: Leave bad habits behind-Deep Air, Steel Stages, Solo Buddy, Etc. >George, > >You have not missed any of our graduates. Soo Seng only did a preview with >the rottweiler's, Tom, and Jack, then went for a dive with the primary >turned off pulling 2.5 inches of vacuum to engage the secondary for the >whole Hydro dive. > >He survived and was instrumental in moving us to total in-house control of >whom and how we teach. Soo Seng never came back for full training or a unit. >He went the cis route and I guess UPS/Fed-x has saved his life on that one. >They use the thing for diving dual in-line (one pack mule runnig at slow >speed) kling-on style in 10 foot vis 30 feet deep to "sneak" up on the bad >guys. I cannot stop laughing with that thought. > >RMC >-----Original Message----- >From: KVI <kirvine@sa*.ne*> >To: RMC <halcyon@ha*.ne*> >Cc: techdiver mail list <techdiver@aquanaut.com>; Cost effective home >improvement <freeattic@co*.ci*.uf*.ed*>; cavers list <cavers@ge*.co*> >Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 8:53 PM >Subject: Re: Leave bad habits behind-Deep Air, Steel Stages, Solo Buddy, >Etc. > > >>Robert, the next time one of these idiots comes here for training, I >>want to give the final exam. If they can not explain to me why it is >>necessary to do things right, they fail. >> >>The stupidity being spread by the other agencies is embarrasing, and the >>fact is it makes no sense, none of them can explain it coherently, and >>it is no wonder since most of it is born of igorance, stupidity, and an >>obvious lack of practical experience. >> >>Every day that goes by it is more glaringly apparent how dire the need >>is for Jarrod Jablonski's training agency. >> >>I am so sick of strokes. >> >>RMC wrote: >>> >>> Soo Seng, >>> >>> Please remove all mention of HALCYON from your website and promotional >>> literature. I am not interested in being involved with an >>> organization that >>> takes safety issues so lightly. We (HALCYON) are interested in finding >>> quality training operations that dive and understand the DIR methods >>> and >>> will do their best to increase the exposure of a superior and proven >>> system. >>> The dive industry has suffered enough bad press due to proven >>> stupidity such >>> as displayed in your report. I wish you knew better, you are a nice >>> guy. >>> >>> Take care, >>> >>> RMC >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Phi Le <PLe@Se*.co*> >>> To: List - Technical Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >>> Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 1:23 PM >>> Subject: RE: Famous WW II Wrecks >>> >>> Let me understand this right. >>> >>> A bunch of IANTD Instructor Trainers are diving on air with twin steel >>> 120, >>> multiple steel stages while wearing 3mm wetsuit and OMS wings, taking >>> Apollo >>> scooters to 67m, deco on Nitrox 60 and 70, (may be butt-mounted) MLS >>> lights. >>> >>> And by the way, those wrecks were visited by another group of 18 >>> divers just >>> weeks before taken the same live-aboard. The films of the subs are >>> with the >>> Dutch Navy. >>> >>> > ---------- >>> > From: Khoo Soo Seng[SMTP:khooss@si*.co*.sg*] >>> > Sent: Saturday, October 17, 1998 4:52 AM >>> > To: techdiver >>> > Subject: Famous WW II Wrecks >>> > >>> > IANTD SE ASIA has successfully conducted an Expedition to the >>> following >>> > famous WW II wrecks along the Malaysian Coast. >>> > >>> > A total of eight IANTD trainned Technical Divers (3 from Singapore, >>> 2 from >>> > IANTD Sweden, & 3 from Russia) lead by Soo Seng Khoo of IANTD SE >>> Asia >>> > executed about 80 dives on the following wrecks, which was not >>> visited by >>> > any Technical Divers before. >>> > >>> > 1. Battle Cruiser - HMS "Repulse" >>> > A 242 Meter (799 ft) 32,000 Ton Battle Cruiser built in 1916 >>> > refurbished in 1941 with modern Armaments to join the WW II in SE >>> Asia. On >>> > 10 December 1941, she suffered extensive torpedo hits on her Port >>> (10) & >>> > Starboard (4) sides and a 250 Kg Bomb on her deck from the three >>> groups of >>> > Japanese Torpedo-carrying Bettys. Now lies on her Port side at a >>> depth of >>> > 60 meters (200 ft). Many of her artillery were visible, i.e. The >>> 40mm Pom >>> > Pom Guns, 20mm Oerlikon Guns, & 102mm Canons. Projectiles for the >>> canons >>> > were armed and spewed in the Shell Room. Her propellers were buried >>> in the >>> > sand except one is visible. No penetration dives were made. This >>> ship lost >>> > 513 lives. Captain Tennant survived. >>> > >>> > 2. Battleship - Prince of Wales >>> > This ten month old state of the art Battleship was sent to SE Asia >>> > to show the commitments of the British during the War. She was the >>> Command >>> > ship of Force Z. A third of its 35,000 tons of steel consisted of >>> armour >>> > plating (16" thick) and a complex system of bulkheads had earned her >>> the >>> > nickname of HMS Unsinkable. She suffered extensive torpedo hits on >>> her >>> > Port (2) & Starboard (5) sides and two 500 Kg Bomb on her deck. Now >>> lies >>> > completely upside down at a depth of 67 meters (220 ft). Her hull >>> looked >>> > like a huge reef. She lost 327 men. Among whom were the Captain John >>> Leach >>> > and Admiral Phillips. Some of the Artillery were visible, but the >>> main >>> > Guns were either buried in the sand or may have been detached from >>> it's >>> > base and dropped off as she sank. No penetration dives were made. >>> > >>> > 3. Dutch Submarine - O16 >>> > Launched in 1936 using the New Techniques of welding instead of >>> > riveting. She sunk more than six Japanese troopships during the War. >>> On >>> > the night of 14/15 December 1941, she struck a Japanese mine and >>> sunk with >>> > all hand except Quartermaster C. de Wolf. She was under the command >>> of Lt >>> > Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker. The wreck is still pretty intact. The >>> instructment >>> > at the conning tower is still there except the compass, wheel & the >>> radio >>> > direction finder. The navigation lights are still firmly attached to >>> the >>> > sail. The periscope is down and intact. No penetration dives were >>> made. >>> > >>> > 4. Mine Sweeper "Banka" >>> > This converted Mine Sweeper from Singapore was struck by the a >>> > Japanese mine. The wooden superstructure is a heap of rotting wood. >>> The >>> > front Gun is still visible. The engine room was penetrated during >>> the >>> > dives. >>> > >>> > >>> > Equipment Used >>> > 1. Dive Rite Superwing & OMS Wings >>> > 2. Nitek3 Dive Computer >>> > 3. IANTD Hard tables >>> > 4. Steel 10L & 12 L tanks charged to 232 Bar >>> > 5. Steel 120 cu.ft >>> > 6. Stages are steel 7L, & Al. 80 cu.ft >>> > 7. Poseidon Regulators (short & long Hoses) >>> > 8. Apollo DPV >>> > 9. Haskel Booster pump >>> > 10. Dive Rite Lift Bags & Reel >>> > 11. 3mm wet suit & DUI shell suit >>> > >>> > Dive Profile; >>> > Bottom Time; 20 to 30 minutes >>> > SIT; 3 to 4 hours >>> > Depth; between 54 to 67 meters (178 to 220 ft) >>> > Temperature Around 30'C ( 88'F) >>> > Condition Easy diving >>> > Bottom Gases used; Air & Trimix >>> > Deco Gases EAN 50, 70, 80 & 100% >>> > Camera 4 Nikonos V with 15mm lens >>> > Video 3 VH-1000 with Sea & Sea Housing >>> > Lights Dive Rite MLS & AUL >>> > Photographs will be posted at our web site when ready >>> > >>> > Soo Seng Khoo >>> > IANTS SE ASIA >>> > 196 Pandan Loop #06-17 >>> > "PanTech" Industrial Complex >>> > Singapore 128384 >>> > Tel; +65-776.7227 >>> > Fax; +65-7733.239 >>> > http://www.iantdsea.com >>> > email: khooss@si*.co*.sg* >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- >>> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to >>> `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >>> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to >>> `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >>> >>> Robert M Carmichael >>> HALCYON / Brownie's Third Lung >>> http://www.halcyon.net >>> http://www.browniedive.com >>> http://www.selfrescue.com >>> http://www.technicaldiving.com >> >> >>-- >>Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >>Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >> > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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