I need help finding more info about a Christmas accident in Philippines
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There is a thread going over on TDS... The Deco Stop
Indications are there were 3 bottles between the two divers; 1 x 100% O2 & 2 x 50%,....
The deceased was supposed to have a single bottle of 50%; but ended up w/ the pure O2.
Generally teams would be mirrored and do the same deco schedule\gas switches, but I would not consider it too far uncommon for one diver to do this as a single deco gas dive, and another using two. When I dove OC we dove like this all the time due to my previous DCS history.
Bottle analysis, labeling and switching procedures is a foundational aspect of any technical training, and it is sad to continue seeing incidents like this.
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Originally Posted by clgsamson
