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To: deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or* (Richard Pyle)
Subject: Re: line signals for IWR
From: story@be*.en*.sg*.co* (David Story)
Cc: dan@sh*.ne*
Cc: gasdive@sy*.DI*.oz*.au*
Cc: techdiver@opal.com
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 1994 22:55:28 -0800 (PST)

Richard Pyle writes:
> 
> Our limited use of line signals has worked reasonably well.  Problems occur
> when:
> 
> 1) the surface conditions are particularly rough.
> 2) the person on the boat is not paying attention to the line
> 3) the person on the boat is paying attention, but is a complete bonehead
> 4) standards of communication have not been established beforehand

In my forays into ice diving, a fifth problem was when excessive
tension on the line made it impossible to make forward progress with
reasonable effort.  Is there a signal for "Give a little less
tension!  (you jerk! :)"

Cheers,

David Story                        NAUI AI Z9588, PADI DM 43922, EMT
story@be*.wp*.sg*.co*		   Oxygen is a drug in California.

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