Might seem like a silly question to some but this is something I remember from my OW.
During our pool sessions I had asked my instructor why she doesn't disenfect the mouth peices from the BC's and regs after a student uses them (even masks and snorkles for the scuba experience classes). She replied that the chlorine in the pool would be sufficient to clean the equipment for the next user - this seemed reasonable to me but I still had some reservations. We of course rinsed all the gear well to rid it of the chlorinated water. Also there was no cleaning process other then a fresh water rinse following open water dives (no chlorination in the lakes!)
So, I'm wondering if this is normal practice for your LDS?
Do you think that chlorinated water is enough to kill the germs left by another diver?
During our pool sessions I had asked my instructor why she doesn't disenfect the mouth peices from the BC's and regs after a student uses them (even masks and snorkles for the scuba experience classes). She replied that the chlorine in the pool would be sufficient to clean the equipment for the next user - this seemed reasonable to me but I still had some reservations. We of course rinsed all the gear well to rid it of the chlorinated water. Also there was no cleaning process other then a fresh water rinse following open water dives (no chlorination in the lakes!)
So, I'm wondering if this is normal practice for your LDS?
Do you think that chlorinated water is enough to kill the germs left by another diver?