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tom, see my other post re: ken sallot's post about scootering and gas sharing. the OOA diver still goes first. if you have to switch scooters, to make this happen, then you must do it. the diver with the good air supply tows the bad scooter while being towed out himself. the OOA diver gets the good scooter, goes first, and has his buddy's long hose. scott landon >Reply-To: "Tom Mount" <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*> >From: "Tom Mount" <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*> >To: "Tom Mount" <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*>, > "Richard Pyle" <deepreef@bi*.or*>, <kirvine@sa*.ne*> >Cc: <cavers@ca*.co*>, <Randylabel@ao*.co*>, <rebreather@nw*.co*>, > <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >Subject: Re: gas sharing and restrictions in caves #2 >Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 12:41:01 -0500 > >Opps almost forgot. In normal gas sharing the out of air diver leads and the >who is the donor is either behind or beside the out of air diver. >Some Exceptions include > >1. if in a restricted area where gas sharing starts the divers may remain in >the safest order until the cave is large enough to allow the out of air >diver to take the lead. > >2. Towing with a scooter while gas sharing with a diver whose scooter is >broken down > > >So while there are general rules there is no absolutes as the cave or >situation or equipment at times will dictate the procedure in some >situations. > > >Respectfully yours, >Tom Mount >CEO IANTD World HQ >http://www.iantd.com > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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