Zeca

I have no doubt that your students get out of their equipment in under 40
seconds. I get out of mine in 20 seconds however the reason I went to a
quick release is that getting me out is not the same as getting a disabled
victim out of their gear. The drill is to get the victim out of their
equipment  and I congratulate you if your students can get a victim out of
their gear in under 40 seconds.  It is rare that I have had a student get a
victim
out of their gear in under 1 1/2 minutes while in continuous webbing.

Everyone can get themselves out in the 30 to 50 second range if they are not
keeping a
victim stable.

This is the drill that I refer to from the IANTD Trimix diver standards

10. Simulate a rescue of a diver, tow the diver on the surface for a
distance of at least 40 feet (12 meters) while simulating mouth to mouth
resuscitation. Go through EMS procedures and remove equipment from victim in
the water (equipment removal must be accomplished in less than 1 ½
minutes, ). Repeat until proficient.

So any student that can do this may stay in continuous webbing, they can
even practice it and then do it. My experience is it is rare that it is
completed.

All of the people are quick when just doing removal and replacement of
their gear while not managing a victim.

Zeca I hope to dive with you in Brazil someday to.

Respectfully yours,
Tom Mount
CEO IANTD World HQ
http://www.iantd.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Zeca <staff@un*.co*.br*>
To: Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*>
Cc: Simon Murray <simonm@ho*.co*.za*>; Tech Diver
<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: stroke tee shirt /dive girl mag


> Tom Mount wrote:
> >
> > Simon
>
> >   IANTD in its trimix course requires a rescue and removal of all
equipment
> > as PART of emergency response training. the equipment is removed within
1
> > 1/2 minutes. It is extremely rare that someone in a continuous webbed
> > harness can complete this.
>
> Sorry Mr. Tom Mount, but all my students never spent more then 40
> seconds to remove of all the equipment using 100% of DIR configuration(
> the average is 35 seconds ).
> I have proved to Afonso ( your representative here in Brazil ) because
> he has been insisting like you, that quick releases are better.
>
> When my son ( that is PADI Instructor ) was invited by Afonso to take
> the Technical Cave Training, at first I told him "Son, you can decide
> which configuration is better for you during the training, don't worry
> about me and you can not imitate my configuration ( that is 100% DIR )"
> Then he decided by himself to use 100% DIR and during this skill, he
> removed all the equipment in 30 seconds. Afonso was very surprised, but
> I wasn't. You can ask to Mr. Larry Green ( IANTD IT ) that was there on
> vacation at same time. He saw everything.
>
> It was a pleasure to talk with you and I hope one day to see you here in
> Brazil.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Zeca
> IANTD Instructor
> PADI Course Director


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