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To respond to a post regarding regulator marking: There are as many ways to
configure and mark tanks and regulators as there are divers on this mail
list. The variables are:
1) Number and size of your tanks
2) Where you have them placed.
3) Whether you plan to stage the tanks or wear them.
4) Equivalent Narcosis Depth (EAD) -- confusion factor
5) Your physical size
6) Gases being used
7) Redundancy of tanks and Regulators
8) Restrictions and entanglement hazards
9) Visibility (or lack thereof)
10) Whether you're swimming or riding a scooter
11) How much money you have---or had before you bought
all this equipment!)
12) Ten more variables that I can't think of right now. (I'm
sure respondents to this post will add a few.)
The point is that what works for me, under a given set of circumstances, may
or may not work for you. There are guidelines though. You should be able to
easily identify and reach your regulators even under the heaviest narcosis
you plan to experience (about ppN2 = 6ATA for me). The regulators should be
easily identifiable by both sight AND by tactile feedback (total silt outs or
no lights). I think taging regulators with the gas they deliver is a good
idea, but few divers do this.
I recommend experimentation on easier dives, using different configurations
to see what fits for you. And beware: there are those divers who think that
there way is the ONLY way. Just smile at these people and know that thier
minds are closed -- arguing with them is usually futile. Also make sure that
your buddies are familiar with your configuration and that you are familiar
with theirs. Frequent buddies usually wind up with similar configurations
anyway. Safe Diving!
Win Remley
Co-Publisher, DeepTech Journal
deeptek@ao*.co*
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