Hi folks-
I've been told two sad stories about deaths which happened because the diver neglected to turn their air on.
One was with a rebreather, but I think the other one was just open circuit. I'm just wondering how this happens given that..
You enter the water with your regulator in -- can you not tell that there's no air?
What about your BCD? I guess that means there's no air whatsoever in your BCD when you enter?
Why can't you swim back up to the surface when you notice?
The divers in both situations were suuuuuuper experienced. I ask not because I'm criticizing them, but to find out if there's a way that *I* might not recognize it (assuming my buddy also failed to recognize it.)
Is there air "leftover" in the regulator hose that would cause you to have a tiny bit of air before you realize the cylinder isn't open?
Navy officer, 35, dies in off-duty diving mishap
I've been told two sad stories about deaths which happened because the diver neglected to turn their air on.
One was with a rebreather, but I think the other one was just open circuit. I'm just wondering how this happens given that..
You enter the water with your regulator in -- can you not tell that there's no air?
What about your BCD? I guess that means there's no air whatsoever in your BCD when you enter?
Why can't you swim back up to the surface when you notice?
The divers in both situations were suuuuuuper experienced. I ask not because I'm criticizing them, but to find out if there's a way that *I* might not recognize it (assuming my buddy also failed to recognize it.)
Is there air "leftover" in the regulator hose that would cause you to have a tiny bit of air before you realize the cylinder isn't open?
Navy officer, 35, dies in off-duty diving mishap