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I use a home-made laminated pre-dive check-off crib sheet. I highly recommend these for those who don't like that "oh, shit, I forgot the goddamn [fill in the blank]" flash you get just as you step off the the boat. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html > From: <kirvine@sa*.ne*> > Reply-To: kirvine@sa*.ne* > Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 15:53:35 -0500 > To: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*> > Cc: Marcin Piekarski <piekars@in*.co*.pl*>, nforcer1 > <nforcer1@ix*.ne*.co*>, Techdiver <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Subject: Re: Who is nforcer1?? > > JT, the biggie in your list is "nobody touches my valves but me". Also > in that one was the pressure guage check. If you breath the reg while > watching it, you will notice it waver if you are not turned all the way > on . This will alert you to a problem when you get to depth, which is > that the reg will not develop enough intermediate pressure to breathe, > and you will think you lost your gas since you just checked and it > worked on the way down . Actaully , the only real way to get tho that > screwup is to violate the "only I touch the valves " rule. The DM's tend > to like to turn them off and then back on a 1/4 turn, thinking they are > doing the opposite. The 1/4 turn thing is right up there with the word > "octopus" applied to a regulator. > > Capt JT wrote: >> >> As I read this, the memory of Tony Smith came to mind.Just when we began to >> think we are so good, the basics will kill us.The entry, decent ,ascent, >> are the parts of the dive that will most likely kill you, the bottom part >> of the dive is really the safe part to me.Below is list of things I do.I am >> open for comments that can help, I am always willing to listen. >> >> 1) DO NOT be in a hurry gearing up >> 2)once seated in full gear just set and relax a second >> 3) take a breath off of each reg do not keep it in your mouth if it is a >> hypoxic mix >> 4)Check pressure gauge, if lower than at start the valve is not open >> (I like to open my valves while seated and geared up, proves to myself that >> I can do it) >> NO ONE touches my valves but ME >> 5)Drink water and relax a second >> 6)check everything before you stand >> 7)If there is a current use a travel mix( when using a hypoxic mix) >> 8)if not a hypoxic mix use back gas, avoid using travel mix when possible, >> it will just give you something else you have to deal with and can do wrong >> 9)Put the reg. in your mouth just before you jump in >> 10) make it to the down line and stop -relax a second >> 11)look at the safety diver or buddy exchange OK >> 12) when you make it to the bottom pause for a moment and collect yourself >> , look at your surroundings and make assessments. >> >> At 08:22 AM 12/26/99 -0500, kirvine@sa*.ne* wrote: >>> Marcin, whatever the case, you have to be able to get to those valves, >>> or to get the tanks lose enough to get to them. This is not so much in >>> the case of a failure, but in the case where you fail to turn them on >>> and get into the water. >>> >>> I got so distracted the other day that I almost jumped in the ocean with >>> my backup reg behind me, and my primary reg jammed under my waistbelt. I >>> would not have been able to get to any gas other than my "third reg" >>> which is my inflator hose. If the valves were off, and I never checked, >>> it might have been a real trick figuring that one out before my eardrums >>> broke. >>> >>> I do not mind drowning, but I would have hated to screw up in front of >>> an audience. The only reason I even noticed that I had no regs is that I >>> sat on one of them and it went off. >>> >>> To top it off, none of the people on the boat even noticed any of this. >>> I would have had to drop down, flip my tanks off and put them back on >>> out of sight to save face, but my dive partner would have freaked, even >>> assuming that I did not try every other solution first and then not be >>> able to do it . >>> >>> It just reminded me of how close we can get to as screwup with the wrong >>> gear. >>> >>> Work out that insulation and knob thing with the minimunm solution. >>> >>> Marcin Piekarski wrote: >>>> >>>> Healthy critics is not the thing that can kill me but stupidity is the >>>> one. So thanks for straightening me up, on this. While writing to this >>>> group I knew that there might be flames and someone might say "no man, >>>> it's really stupid", and OK, if so. If something is stupid then I want >>>> to learn new better ways on doing it and stand with my head high while >>>> admitting that this stupidity comes from my lack of knowledge, for now. >>>> >>>> nforcer1 wrote: >>>> >>>>> (Note to Marcin: please don't take any of this as criticism of >>> you. For all >>>>> any of us know, you might be in great shape, configured well and can >>> reach the >>>>> knobs with room to spare. Just asking the question makes you a great >>> candidate >>>>> for avoiding being the bad guy under Rules 1 and 2. Follow steps >>> 1-4, above, >>>>> and it will all fall in place for you.) >>>>> >>>>> Jim >>>>> >>>>> PAlexakos@ao*.co* wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In a message dated 12/23/1999 6:30:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, >>>>>> nforcer1@ix*.ne*.co* writes: >>>>>> >>>>>> << I'm not sure it matters, but I'll be glad to when I have a >>> little more >>>>>> time. I >>>>>> didn't know a resume was required to state the obvious on a point >>> I think >>>>>> most >>>>>> of us agree upon. >> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sure, >>>>>> >>>>>> But when you are a tough guy, ready to suggest who is ready to >>> dive or >>>>>> not, we are all interested what your qualifications are. >>>>>> >>>>>> Panos >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >>>>> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >>>> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >>> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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