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Matt et al. I believe there are several euro-laws regulating the handle and use of "risky" equipment & tools such as water & smoke diving equipment, demolition machines, high pressure tools/cylinders, dangerous chemicals and the similar, etc. As far as I am aware, children are not allowed to handle/use such equipment and they cannot engage in any SCUBA training unless they are 16 years + 1 day old. At the age of 16, the lungs + CNS are considered to be "fully developed" (although the CSN may not be; some biologists say it takes almost 26-30 years to fully develop the brain and brain functions ...). You might find some info at the Swedish "ArbetsSkyddsnaemden" ... cheers, aldo.solari@ho*.se* www.ccbb.ulpgc.es/fish-ecology/solaris ___ Canary Islands Latitude 27º 37' - 29º 25' North, Longitude 13º 20' - 18º 10' West mat.voss@t-*.de* >> This is amazing because, as far as I know, breathing compressed >> gas underwater is banned for children up to 16 years of age in >> the EUnion. MV> ? pls. show evidence. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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