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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BF03B2.C906EEC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have recently qualified as an advanced nitrox diver, and i find the = discussions that are placed on the=20 =20 mailing list very interesting, to some one of my limited experience, I = find it a great learning source.=20 =20 Some of the stuff you guys do is incredible. =20 I have noticed that one of the Luistania divers is using a rebreather, I = have been told by my instructor=20 =20 that the unit can kill in the wrong hands, Since so many divers have = lost their lives using them world=20 =20 wide, surely a rebreather of any type should not be used on such a = challenging dive, what if the unit had=20 =20 failed?, I couldn't see a redundant unit, from what I read on the list = these guys don't know what they are doing, also the divers kit was not = stream line as it should be incase of snagging. =20 As for the open circuit divers, they set a bad example to us British = divers, not all of us carry=20 =20 twin 20 ltr, I have been told that if I carry more than twin 12 ltr, I = could get the bends and HPNS ? =20 and their trip report proves what I have been told by my instructor. =20 Any comments, would be appreciated. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BF03B2.C906EEC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>I have recently = qualified as an=20 advanced nitrox diver, and i find the discussions that are placed on the = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>mailing list very = interesting, to=20 some one of my limited experience, I find it a great learning source.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Some of the stuff you = guys do is=20 incredible.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>I have noticed that one = of the=20 Luistania divers is using a rebreather, I have been told by my = instructor=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>that the unit can kill = in the wrong=20 hands, Since so many divers have lost their lives using them world = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>wide, surely a = rebreather of any type=20 should not be used on such a challenging dive, what if the unit had=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>failed?, I couldn't see = a redundant=20 unit, from what I read on the list these guys don't know what they are=20 doing, also the divers kit was not stream line as it should be = incase of=20 </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial = size=3D2>snagging.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>As for the open circuit = divers, they=20 set a bad example to us British divers, not all of us carry = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>twin 20 ltr, I have = been told that if=20 I carry more than twin 12 ltr, I could get the bends and HPNS = ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>and their trip report = </FONT><FONT=20 color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>proves what I have been told by my = instructor.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Any comments, would be=20 appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BF03B2.C906EEC0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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