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3 foot of hose?? UNACCEPTABLE! Get it all out then get that panic stricken diver away from you. Once he is calm and you've deployed the rest of your hose, head for the surface. >From: Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> >To: techdiver@aquanaut.com >CC: Art Greenberg <artg@ec*.ne*>, Tony Blanchette <TonyB@ta*.co*>, > toddleonard@mi*.co* >Subject: Re: what to do with the light cord >Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 07:56:37 -0800 >deploy it. > >Also, even if you do cross the long hose, the person will still get a good >3 ft of it anyway, and you can sort out the tangle after the person has >gotten a breath or two. > > >At 09:45 AM 12/3/1999 -0800, you wrote: >>When parking the light head this way, it's very important to remember to >>tuck the cord UNDER THE LONG HOSE before tucking it under the waist strap. >> Failing to do so can interfere with long hose deployment, which is >>completely unacceptable at any point during the dive, even when it's an >>"easy dive", even when you're "right at the surface", etc. The shit can >>hit the fan fast, anytime, on any dive. Be ready for it always. >> >>Also, see the DIR tapes for details of how long to make the cord. When >>you're using it in your right hand, you should take up the slack by >>coiling the cord once around the arm. >> >>- Todd >> >> >> >> > > The question is, "Is there already a standard way to configure the >> > > light cord that prevents it from flapping in the waves?" I must have >> > > missed that detail when studying the available literature. >> > >> > Yes. Tuck the light cord under your waist strap, after parking the >>head, >> > and before starting your ascent. This if in daytime, since the light >> > isn't needed for ascent. If you do need the light during ascent, do >>this >> > on the surface before approaching the ladder. >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. >>Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com >>-- >>Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >>Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > >---------------------------------- > Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > > NW Labor Systems, Inc > http://www.nwls.com > > >---------------------------------- > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.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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