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A step further: 3) Occasionally, the "out of air" may not be gasless at all...... and may be a completely different problem (unknown to the donee). Being last to exit gives the donor a chance to study the problem enroute (should vis permit) .......and calmly correct it.........thereby returning the donee to his own gas. Rolling manifold valves closed against walls, karst-filled 2nd stages and co2 (hypers) come to mind, among others, as (avoidable) examples. Utilize each resource, explore every opportunity, make every effort....to effect the safe exit. D. -----Original Message----- From: Dustin Clesi <steamboat@is*.ne*> To: gbashford@in*.co* <gbashford@in*.co*> Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 7:12 PM Subject: Re: long hose question >Gavin: The Donee always goes first thru the restriction because: >1) He needs you....he's not going anywhere. And, you cannot >pull the reg out of his mouth by mistake (if he were behind you). >2) He's gonna be a little more nervous without his own gas supply >and a bit more excitable under this circumstance......the donor >can control the situation much better being last. >Touch-contact in addition makes life a bit easier and says >(without looking) "I'm your buddy and we're coming out together". > >Hope this helps...Dustin M. Clesi >-----Original Message----- >From: gbashford@in*.co* <gbashford@in*.co*> >To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 10:04 AM >Subject: long hose question > > >>Hi all, >> >>I have a question about donating the long hose. Say you are in an overhead >>environment and have had to donate the long hose. If there was a >>restriction ahead needing to pass in single file. Who would go first? >The >>donator or the diver breathing the long hose? >> >>Thanks >> >>Gavin >>-- >>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'.
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