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On 18 Jan 99 at 18:54, you wrote:

> No matter what I do, I seem to be powerless to prevent people on the
> same boat as me from diving solo and / or failing to manage their
> own gas supply properly.

Maggie,

I submit that you should calculate your gas requirements as if you
are diving with a buddy (I won't tell if you're not). That covers
this contingency. My buddy and I each dive with the equivalent of a
single 95 and have no trouble obtaining respectable bottom times
using a suitable gas plan for no-deco no-penetration dives. That plan
includes allowing enough gas to get back on the boat from our maximum
excursion from the ascent line.

In the event of a "situation", the safety stop can be dropped. After 
all, that's why the obfuscating nomenclature is used - it is optional
(of course, if you have the gas, don't drop it).

Art Greenberg
artg@ec*.ne*
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