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I only know what I heard on the CG call and from one of the divers on our boat who is closely connected to the crew of the vessel involved. Details of the call follow (which I consider public information) The call identified an unresponsive patient after a scuba dive as a 56 year old woman...

First: Don’t get lost at sea. But if you do, your first enemy is hypothermia. Dive a thicker wetsuit than you think you need. Your second enemy is dehydration. You won’t last more than a few days without hydration. Always have an SMB and do not underestimate the value of a simple...

I recall having to do this in OC cave class but don't recall having to do it in rebreather classes, cave or otherwise. But maybe we did -- it's been years. In OC cave class I engraved the rubber "handle" on the stage bottles with the same pattern that I use for my cookies, spools, and reels...

I have a barely used (and only in spring water) unmodified Dive Rite Nomad JT side mount system. It's an awesome donut style wing with nothing to snag on and plenty of lift for steel tanks and some stages. Includes ring bungee and neck choker system. I'm selling because I've bought a CCR and I...

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Shearwater Predator-SA - spare SAFT battery, bluetooth dongle, CD. Upgraded firmware. Works great. Minor scuffing. Shipped to Continental US. $600.

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Only once while underwater. Many times from the boat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm 6-2 with a very long torso (short legs) and route 40" deco and stage bottles slung on the left around my neck with no problems. Sometime I wish the 7 ft hose was more like 7 ft 6" when looking to the left. But that's my problem, I could easily correct it with a slightly longer hose. Sent...

I got asked to see a card before my last charter. A MasterCard. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

On my last charter the boats DM had to be rescued in a high current situation. As an instructor I was looking for my fins and snorkel when another customer (a DM) jumped in the water and rescued him. I was told by my course director never to lie about my certification level because it will...

I kid you not. I had a shop refuse to take a deco procedures card for a dive to 110 (card says 150 on it). They said they needed a card with the word "advanced" on it for insurance purposes. This was a 3 hour drive from home. Thankfully I had brought my advanced nitrox card too. They took...

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I'm a certified cylinder inspector. 46 CFR states that DOT 3AA and 3AL cylinders (and every other metal scuba cylinder I am aware of) must be re-qualified every 5 years. The guy was full of ****. He is however within his rights to insist on visually inspecting any cylinder prior to filling even...

Number of dives is only one indicator of experience. Experience is definitely environment-relative. I have 500+ dives in the last 7 years - mostly cave, wreck, and quarry. I'm ok (competent not expert) at 260 ft in Eagles Nest but I'd be completely lost at first on a reef dive. However, my...

In my IDC I noticed the new PADI material used the term no stop limit instead of no decompression limit. This is a step in the right direction. Of course decompression happens on every dive whether we have a mandatory stop or not. If you are starting to get to the point of exceeding the no...

It's the approach I would recommend most people take. I would never ever recommend someone become a cave diver. But if you find you are unable to resist the Siren's call of an overhead then get appropriate training. I'm getting near Abe Davis now (100 safe cave dives after full cave...

I just wouldn't do mandatory decompression (or any overhead for that matter) diving with a single outlet tank. That's just nuts. I suppose a large single with an H valve might be ok if your sac rate is extremely good. Emergency decompression? There's not really a lot to know. However when...

Blah blah blah. I will continue to dive solo when it makes sense. And that will include overhead sometimes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk