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--=====================_12895078==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Below in BOLD is the section about stages written by George Irvine and is still on the WKPP org. web site in the equipment section. Since most NE wreckers have turned their back on techdiver due to GI tactics, the only source of information they can get without being pounded "WKPP wanna bees" is this site or others who are doing nothing more than sniffing GI butt with this same copied info. Stages should be aluminum 80's. Right off the bat they can see that GI is off his rocker, he has already told everyone not to change any of his system, they already know that it is much easier to carry a 45 steel stage than an eighty on a wreck dive. Alum 40's are better for wreck dives, easier to manage, but he does not say that in this on the site. These swing equally from negative to positive with air, less negative with gas, by the amount of the air or gas carried. They are rigged with stainless steel bolt snaps, the size of which is determined by whether or not your diving requires gloves, They have already figured this out also, except Brass will do at less cost, they dive cold water so they knew about the size for the gloves LONG before he did. and those are attached by a piece of 1/4" line run under a hose clamp halfway down the tank and tied to the neck. The upper clip should be tight to the break of the neck, the lower clip should have plenty of tail to work with. The bottle needs to be held close in the front and lose in the back to prevent drag. There should NEVER be any metal to metal connections of any part of your rig. This is something they would not know or understand, UNLESS you have scootered with stages and without. Stages need to be permanently marked as to their maximum operating depth in three inch high letters placed horizontally in the orientation of the tank on either side so that the diver can see what he is breathing, and so can his buddy, no mater where the tank is. The stage reg is rigged with a short pressure gauge which is bent back on itself to face the diver and held in place by bungee cord at the first stage, The reg hose must be the octopus length. The stage regs are always parked on the bottle and the bottle turned off unless in use. Stages are generally worn on the left side for streamlining, and because of the position and balance of the rest of the gear and the other hoses so as not to interfere with the operation of any other gear, as well as the scooter , which is driven with the right hand, favoring the right side. Is this the best reasons you can write about for marking stages? A lot of the divers dive SOLO like it or not, so that buddy stuff is a waste to them.Also don't hold your breath, while your waiting for everyone to start buddy diving , deal with what their doing now. Breathing correct gas is good, easy to see what your breathing. To deploy a stage, we look for the correct depth marking, we put the reg around our neck, we then turn on the bottle , put the reg in our mouth, and if we can breath, we are breathing the correct gas. It is just that simple. No other convolutions are necessary, and would only add to the chance for error. Yes it is very simple, but you need to put it out so they can understand it and why they should do it. The 3" marking work very well for our group here, for the very deep dives I like to have my stages delivered to me, my name and MOD are on them , it also puts the support diver with me to make sure everything is OK. Should I need extra gas I need only point to the markings and the support diver can go to the boat and any bottle will do as they are all mark with 3"MOD just get one that matches what I need. This can be done on any dive, if a diver is low on needed gas all he has to do is point to the MOD and his name, that way we know who is in trouble. Also makes it is easy for the crew to locate extra gas for him if everyone is marking their tanks the same way, it is not a CF trying to read those little bullshit tags that fall off. Phi Le I will only answer one of those bullshit questions below. At 04:07 PM 8/14/00 +0200, Phi Le wrote: >JT, > >So you feel there is an issue that people might be mistaken for a stage >marked for 60 ft as EAN60. That's a possibility... > >But why would the Capt and other divers be worrying about *my* stages ? BECAUSE WE CARE! >Obviously I will be diving with my buddies who would know what the markings >mean. The stage(s) will be with me u/w so no one will breath it without my >knowledge. > >If someone wants to use them in case of an emergency on the boat, the oxygen >deco stage is clearly marked "Oxygen" and the rest has the content analysis >tape at the neck. > >Am I still missing something ? > >-Phi > >-----Original Message----- >From: Capt JT [mailto:captjt@mi*.co*] >Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 3:32 PM >To: Phi Le >Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com >Subject: RE: re vb tech report > > >There is no better system than what the WKPP use at this time, but as a >Capt and diver on boats that carry numerous divers on trips who have no >idea what the markings mean, I have added FT(= feet) to my stages so there >is no confusion on their part. >If one does not like the FT he can simply cover it up with the rubber >intertube as JJ did to my tanks he used when they were here. > >I will make a detailed list of why making stages in the 3" MOD works for us >here and why NE wreck divers should follow suit in a later post. > > At 01:44 PM 8/14/00 +0200, you wrote: > >From: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*> > ><snip> > >The 2 big things we do not agree on are: > > >2) Reasons why you mark stages... > ><snip> > > > >JT, > > > >Why do you disagree with it ? > > > >And since you are marking stages differently, you must feel that your way >is > >better. Could you elaborate on your *better* system ? > > > >-Phi "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the water" Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ Email captjt@mi*.co* --=====================_12895078==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> Below in BOLD is the section about stages written by George Irvine and is still on the WKPP org. web site in the equipment section. Since most NE wreckers have turned their back on techdiver due to GI tactics, the only source of information they can get without being pounded "WKPP wanna bees" is this site or others who are doing nothing more than sniffing GI butt with this same copied info.<br> <font face="Arial Black, Helvetica"> <br> Stages should be aluminum 80's.<br> </font>Right off the bat they can see that GI is off his rocker, he has already told everyone not to change any of his system, they already know that it is much easier to carry a 45 steel stage than an eighty on a wreck dive. Alum 40's are better for wreck dives, easier to manage, but he does not say that in this on the site.<br> <font face="Arial Black, Helvetica"> These swing equally from negative to<br> positive with air, less negative with gas, by the amount of the air or<br> gas carried. They are rigged with stainless steel bolt snaps, the size<br> of which is determined by whether or not your diving requires gloves,<br> </font>They have already figured this out also, except Brass will do at less cost, they dive cold water so they knew about the size for the gloves LONG before he did. <br> <font face="Arial Black, Helvetica">and those are attached by a piece of 1/4" line run under a hose clamp<br> halfway down the tank and tied to the neck. The upper clip should be<br> tight to the break of the neck, the lower clip should have plenty of<br> tail to work with. The bottle needs to be held close in the front and<br> lose in the back to prevent drag. There should NEVER be any metal to<br> metal connections of any part of your rig.<br> </font>This is something they would not know or understand, UNLESS you have scootered with stages and without.<br> <br> <br> <font face="Arial Black, Helvetica">Stages need to be permanently marked as to their maximum operating<br> depth in three inch high letters placed horizontally in the orientation<br> of the tank on either side so that the diver can see what he is<br> breathing, and so can his buddy, no mater where the tank is. The stage<br> reg is rigged with a short pressure gauge which is bent back on itself<br> to face the diver and held in place by bungee cord at the first stage,<br> The reg hose must be the octopus length. The stage regs are always<br> parked on the bottle and the bottle turned off unless in use. Stages are<br> generally worn on the left side for streamlining, and because of the<br> position and balance of the rest of the gear and the other hoses so as<br> not to interfere with the operation of any other gear, as well as the<br> scooter , which is driven with the right hand, favoring the right side.<br> </font>Is this the best reasons you can write about for marking stages? A lot of the divers dive SOLO like it or not, so that buddy stuff is a waste to them.Also don't hold your breath, while your waiting for everyone to start buddy diving , deal with what their doing now. Breathing correct gas is good, easy to see what your breathing.<br> <br> <font face="Arial Black, Helvetica">To deploy a stage, we look for the correct depth marking, we put the<br> reg around our neck, we then turn on the bottle , put the reg in our<br> mouth, and if we can breath, we are breathing the correct gas. It is<br> just that simple. No other convolutions are necessary, and would only add<br> to the chance for error. <br> </font>Yes it is very simple, but you need to put it out so they can understand it and why they should do it.<br> The 3" marking work very well for our group here, for the very deep dives I like to have my stages delivered to me, my name and MOD are on them , it also puts the support diver with me to make sure everything is OK. <br> Should I need extra gas I need only point to the markings and the support diver can go to the boat and any bottle will do as they are all mark with 3"MOD just get one that matches what I need. This can be done on any dive, if a diver is low on needed gas all he has to do is point to the MOD and his name, that way we know who is in trouble. Also makes it is easy for the crew to locate extra gas for him if everyone is marking their tanks the same way, it is not a CF trying to read those little bullshit tags that fall off. <br> Phi Le<br> I will only answer one of those bullshit questions below.<br> <br> <br> At 04:07 PM 8/14/00 +0200, Phi Le wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite cite>JT,<br> <br> So you feel there is an issue that people might be mistaken for a stage<br> marked for 60 ft as EAN60. That's a possibility...<br> <br> But why would the Capt and other divers be worrying about *my* stages ?</blockquote><br> BECAUSE WE CARE!<br> <br> <br> <blockquote type=cite cite>Obviously I will be diving with my buddies who would know what the markings<br> mean. The stage(s) will be with me u/w so no one will breath it without my<br> knowledge.<br> <br> If someone wants to use them in case of an emergency on the boat, the oxygen<br> deco stage is clearly marked "Oxygen" and the rest has the content analysis<br> tape at the neck.<br> <br> Am I still missing something ?<br> <br> -Phi<br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Capt JT [<a href="mailto:captjt@mi*.co*" eudora="autourl">mailto:captjt@mi*.co*</a>]<br> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 3:32 PM<br> To: Phi Le<br> Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com<br> Subject: RE: re vb tech report<br> <br> <br> There is no better system than what the WKPP use at this time, but as a<br> Capt and diver on boats that carry numerous divers on trips who have no<br> idea what the markings mean, I have added FT(= feet) to my stages so there<br> is no confusion on their part.<br> If one does not like the FT he can simply cover it up with the rubber<br> intertube as JJ did to my tanks he used when they were here.<br> <br> I will make a detailed list of why making stages in the 3" MOD works for us<br> here and why NE wreck divers should follow suit in a later post.<br> <br> At 01:44 PM 8/14/00 +0200, you wrote:<br> >From: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*><br> ><snip><br> >The 2 big things we do not agree on are:<br> > >2) Reasons why you mark stages...<br> ><snip><br> ><br> >JT,<br> ><br> >Why do you disagree with it ?<br> ><br> >And since you are marking stages differently, you must feel that your way<br> is<br> >better. Could you elaborate on your *better* system ?<br> ><br> >-Phi</blockquote><br> "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the water"<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u>Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more<br> Web Site <a href="http://www.capt-jt.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.capt-jt.com/</a><br> Email captjt@mi*.co*<br> <br> </font></u></html> --=====================_12895078==_.ALT-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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