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Chris >I think about how the holistic DIR system streamlines every aspect of diving and that >understanding in turn strengthens the human factor portion of the equation. It is an >inter-related system that blends equipment, training, and attitude into a triad of >safety and efficiency. So well put. It is the human factor that causes many deaths, and the one we are less able to accept - human error always happens too someone else. Look at the number of CCR deaths, the majority being human error. David Shimell shimell@se*.co* <mailto:shimell@se*.co*> DDI: 01932 814096 * Mobile: 07770 282 202 * Fax: 01932 814343 Project Manager, IBM UK Web Server Group, Sequent Computer Systems Ltd, Weybridge Business Park, Addlestone Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT15 2UF, UK registered in England and Wales under company number: 1999363, registered office as above -----Original Message----- From: Chris Elmore [SMTP:ElmoreC@gw*.sc*.ed*] Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 10:54 PM To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Obtuse scenarios and BS Recently I had a comment I made about ditching a battery rather than the whole light, sent to this list which has caused some misunderstandings. I actually did say that but it was taken out of context and some people have tried to construe that this out-of-context comment was my do-all solution to every conceivable scenario. That's BS. What wasn't sent was the statement that I had a difficult time envisioning a scenario where you would have to ditch a light. This was a solution to an induced problem. It's the induced problem that needs to be addressed, not some convoluted answer of how to save your ass from yourself. So, how do we address the induced problem? The Rube Goldberg school of equipment design may work but it is far from an elegant solution and chock full of failure points. Rather than try to invent complex Maffatone solutions to non-existent problems like a bunch of alchemists with dreams of fame dancing in their heads, it would be better to put on your thinking caps (in some cases that would be a wee-tiny thing with ear flaps) and just *THINK* about what is needed. This is precisely what the developers and proponents of DIR have done. While the websites dedicated to disseminating this information (WKPP, GUE, Cobb's, etc) are a good start, it does NOT take the place of thinking it out and understanding it for yourself. I've been diving since 1968 and didn't have a clue of what I was doing until I visited a controversial group of people collectively known as the WKPP. I've been with them for almost five years now but that doesn't mean (as Mike Black and other pontificating idiots might think) that I am some mindless drone following fearless leader's dictatorial standards. I follow the standards because they are well thought out and either address real problems or negate the need to address perceived problems. I think about how the holistic DIR system streamlines every aspect of diving and that understanding in turn strengthens the human factor portion of the equation. It is an inter-related system that blends equipment, training, and attitude into a triad of safety and efficiency. The validity of DIR is evidenced by the unrivaled success and safety record that opponents can't even approach. Think about it. C. Chris Elmore College of Liberal Arts Univ. of SC (803) 777-1534 office (803) 348-3055 mobile Please use this address for all email: chris@sc*.ed* -- 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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