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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 13:00:43 -0400
From: Katherine Irvine <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Organization: DIR
To: bigvon@be*.ne*
CC: "susan m. innes" <premier@ma*.ac*.ne*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Modified DIR-Ocean
That dive had a six hour bottom time - four would have been stupid since
it would have ripped my mask off repeatedly at that speed.

I am talking about incurring a huge deco liability in the ocean . Read
the Navy proceedure manmual for ocean operations, ex out the shooting at
you part, and the rest applies.

Why is discussion of safety such a big problem for you ?

bigvon@be*.ne* wrote:
> 
> Geoege
> And a four hour bottom time at 285'  18000 foot dive is classified as
smart????
> I guess what I m hearing is that DIR would not do beep ocean dives???
> 
> kirvine@sa*.ne* wrote:
> 
> > Doing 30 minutes at 300 feet in the ocean is stupidity, for starters,
> > the deco gas should be in aluminum 40's, and a stage bottle with that
> > rig is insignificant when carried properly. 40's are carried on the hip
> > when using a stage. Real simple, real easy, been there done that, you
> > have not, or we would not be having this conversation.
> 
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