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Because in the UK we have very strong tides ( Guernsey tidal range can be 8m or more ) it would be nigh on impossible to ascend on once the tide turns. We all deco out on bags. (See http://www.ue-uk.org/procedures.htm) The live boat debate is moot in the UK. During deco, the boat follows the 'pack' of decoing divers & protects them from any shipping. There is always one bag per diver & identified with big letters on the bag. All divers carry all their gas. As the dive times are known before anyone gets in the water, top to top times are arranged so everyone is decoing at the same time. We ALWAYS charter the whole boat & there are never extra people doing their own thing to screw up the team. For bigger divers, 80m or more typically, a trapeze system is the prefered method. Anyone with a GUE card is very welcome to dive with us - others need not apply. Many thanks to the Nova tech guys for sharing their experience, best, Dave On Thu, 25 July 2002, "Brandon Horn" wrote > > You more professional minded diving folk would find diving in the UK a > joy as it is just about impossible to find a diveboat skipper who > doesnt do this! (I would say impossible but there may be one I was > lucky to not dive with). > > This argument/thread is an enjoyable read, keep up the real info. > > Later > brandon > > -----Original Message----- > From: HLAviation@ao*.co* [mailto:HLAviation@ao*.co*] > Sent: Thursday, 25 July 2002 2:22 PM > To: dougch@ea*.ne*; techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: Nova Tech Dive Report 7/21/02 & Lessons Learned > > Ok, sorry, I misread your origional post, we're on the same page. > > In a message dated 7/24/2002 11:16:58 PM Central Daylight Time, > dougch@ea*.ne* writes: > > > > I don't recall anywhere in my post that I said the boat was connected to > the divers who were on deco. The boat is "free to manuever" because it > is not connected to the divers. A boat that has divers hanging under it > is not free to manuever. > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<a href="http://mail.poole.com//jump/http://www.grisoft.com">http://www.grisoft.com </a>). > Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 15/07/2002 > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius --- and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." Einstein -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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