On Wed, 15 Jan 1997 14:05:16 +1100, anscott@hi*.ne*.au* wrote:

>
>Then why not carry double redundant everything?? Are lights the most vital
>piece of equipment or the most prone to failure? Is that your reason for
>having to be doubly redundant in the light dept??

Although lights do fail with much frequency, any piece of equipment can
fail, and so, to answer your query, I do carry redundant everything
(within reason).  This is why I dive a Hogarthian rig, as it offers the
most failure recovery options out of any system I've seen, and does so
while being ridiculously simple.  This is important when it comes to
safety, because many emergency scenarios arise because of the
"snowball" effect.  Having a rig that is unconvoluted, and being
prepared for any forseeable failure, is the best way to avoid a small
problem developing into a big one.

-Sean

If you wish to know the nuances of the Hogarthian rig, please read my
next post.




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