Jim Cobb schrieb:
>. To come up with a rule that if you have a chase boat it must be
> deployable within X number of minutes is stupid. If the dive calls for it
> (and the boat has one) you could have a chase boat that takes and hour to
> launch and get the motor running. You just do this prior to getting in the
> water.


Jim,
Just replace that with getting a floating ball to the line ( if
anchored) and be ready to move. In how many minutes ? Yes. Time counts.
You know the survival interval.

I just lost a friend on July 13th.
She was an experienced diver, reasonably fit in my view, diving
throughout seasons, age 43.
She did not make it to the downline, though she at first gave an OK
sign; when her buddy noticed a problem ( looking like complete
exhaustion) he started rescue attempts. Unluckily, there was a high
ladder, an the Zodiac had not been launched into the water. If it had
been, it would have provided a platform where she had been able to be
recovered earlier, compared to the efforts getting her up the ladder.
CPR could have started earlier. Transfer up to the boat would have been
easier.
Further rescue attempts ( SAR boat) were futile.
She died of a fateful heart attack. Nothing diving related at first
glance. Water temp 18-19°C.

Wonder if one of hese highly ( DAN) praised DIY defibrillators would
have helped anything.

Matthias
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