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> I am incredulous that you actually believe this shit. I know you are just > saying this for the list, right. If you cannot lay off the rebreather for > a month and do anymore than that upon your return, stick to open circuit, > it's a lot safer for you. The problem with saying what you said is that > after the soon-to-be-rebreather divers spend some time with rebreathers > they are going to wonder what the hell you were talking about. Diving a > rebreather is not rocket science. Understanding how they work and > maintaining them requires much more effort and diligence than for open > circuit- but diving them is a piece of cake. If the Cis-Lunar is so > complex that a months layoff requires days to get back up to speed, then > go to the BioMarine unit because it doesn't. BTW, BioMarine is taking > orders for closed-circuit rebreathers. The new units should be delivered > in spring 1996. A couple of people on the list have ordered them and paid > deposits. Rich, don't spend a lot of time replying to this. I'm not > really busting your chops because I know you present your diving one way > for the list and another in reality, otherwise how could you extensively > do deep diving using all the equipment and techniques you invented? Let's > change the subject for a minute. Well, I won't spend a lot of time replying. Truth is, I'm serious. No, I probably don't need to be that cautious about coming back into it after only a month away (I don't honestly know - I've never spent more than a month off the thing before). But I want to be. Part of it is just being overly extra super cautious. Part of it is the fact that I'm a new father. But most of it is that I decided a while ago that I wouldn't preach unless I was prepared to practice what I preach. No, rebreather diving (even Cis-Lunar rebreather diving) is not rocket science, and you don't forget skills any easier than you forget SCUBA skills. But on several occasions I let my confidence exceed my abilities, and I just don't want to take the chance anymore. I had to postpone today's dive 'till tomorrow. I'll give a report tomorrow if I feel the caution was really necessary. But shit, Rod...you know it and I know it; unless people treat rebreathers with a lot more respect than most people presently treat OC diving, then people are going to get hurt. > Answer this question on the list. This is a real offer. I know a company > looking for two divers to dive to 220 fsw for 15 minutes on air, > open-circuit scuba, untethered regular old scuba diving. Deco at 5 meters > on 100% O2 surface supplied. Up and down on a line. No bad marine > creatures, 50 degree F water. They just want videotape of the site. > Salary is $450/day plus all expenses, guaranteed 30 days of work. Other > than diving no other work is involved. Land based. Do you know anyone who > would do this? Obviously, there is only one space available. > Limit your answer to one sentence. I need an answer asap. If it were warmer water, I would probably do it; if someone could train me to use a big thick wetsuit or a drysuit, I might do it with the rebreather; otherwise, off hand, no. (1 sentence) Aloha, Rich
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