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I used to hang out with a friend like you he was filming solo for hours in
5-20 meters night and day.<br>
He was found dead one morning flowding upside down , some people
said he
had a heart attach<br>
others said run out of air and fainted just before reaching the surface.
When we asked him what <br>
hapened we got no answer . Nobody calls him a stroke anymore.<br>
<br>
Manos Manoli<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.smiley.cy.net/cytech ">www.smiley.cy.net/cytech </
a> <br>
<br>
Hugh Moore wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Whats the problem, when I lived in Papua New Guinea, I did
hundreds of solo<br>dives off liveaboards/PNG Dive boats with my Camera.
Crystal clear water,<br>mostly less than 20 metres, photographing &
filming the marine life.<br><br>In the mid nineties, operators requested
that solo divers (read<br>photographers) carry a Pony bottle in case while
concentrating<br>filming/photographing, ran out of air.<br><br>Most
photographers would spend hours under/near the boat getting that<br>perfect
shot. You didnt have to go far!<br><br>I havent come accross many
"BUDDYS" willing to sit under the boat in ten<br>metres of water for an hour
and half while you shoot off a role of film on a<br>unique
creature.<br><br>Maybe its OK with you, but havent seen it too
often.<br><br>So Im a stroke, stiff shit, I dont need a baby sitter to
reef dive with my<br>Camera. I wore a pony for years, never used it once,
didnt see a need for<br>doubles either for the depths we were doing.
Never ran out of air once,<br>after 90 mins, you are either out of film or
battery was flat on the video.<br>Its not hard to look at the gauge. I dont
need a buddy to tap me on the<br>shoulder every five minutes to check my
air!<br><br>When doing a wreck/diving deep, you would dive as a
group/with a buddy.<br><br>Hugh, South OZ<br><br>----- Original
Message -----<br>From: "Joel Markwell" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:joeldm@mi*.co*"><joeldm@mindspring.com></a><br>To:
"Techdiver" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com"><techdiver@aquanaut.com></a><br
>Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:30 AM<br>Subject: RE: solo diver
cert<br><br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">on 7/8/02 3:52 PM, Joel Markwell at <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:joeldm@mi*.co*">joeldm@mindspring.com</a>
wrote:<br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">Here's the infamous Rodale's page on SDI's solo
training:<br><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.scubadiving.com/training/instruction/solocert/">http://www.scub
adiving.com/training/instruction/solocert/</a><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">I note the onerous requirements for solo diving off Mike
Balls live<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!---->aboards:<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">Including a fully redundant air system with a
minimum of six cubic feet<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!---->of<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">air;<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><br>Wow. Safety is No. 1 with
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