Then that’s just hearsay. But people want to believe it. Anyway if a statement is made often enough it becomes a factoid; an untruth taken to be the truth.What about all the times that don't make it into BSAC incident reports.
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Then that’s just hearsay. But people want to believe it. Anyway if a statement is made often enough it becomes a factoid; an untruth taken to be the truth.What about all the times that don't make it into BSAC incident reports.
Maybe first figure out why there are enough out-of-air events that this even matters. Teaching is a separate question but do resorts really see air sharing on a daily basis?
We say new normal but lets be honest there are not that many folks worldwide that use Primary Donate, the industry standard is octo-donate. I expect SB to have a huge problem with it but it won’t have a significant impact on resorts. The no Air 2 might have a more significant impact.
I would ask though how are they going to ensure that a diver has not tested their octo by breathing it? If a diver tests the octo by breathing it, wallah, you have a contaminated octo in the same way a primary was.
It would really be in agency and manufacturers interest to sponsor a study on whether COVID-19 survives under water and on scuba equipment.
i know, that is why I said air2 may be a more significant issue.
What about all the times that don't make it into BSAC incident reports.
Diving with multiple gas mixes requires specialist procedures for gas failures. You solution is appreciated for those conditions. Most divers however are single cylinder and diving to less than 30m.all data can be skewed by strategic reporting, but also the number of incidents that go unreported. If it doesn't become an actual incident, the odds of it being reported are basically 0. My personal experience conflicts with the BSAC data, but either way, it's not my decision. If this becomes the new normal, then fine, however I will NEVER allow secondary take as a primary form, that is ridiculous and extremely dangerous in technical diving. If you grab the wrong second stage and tox, it won't be my fault but I'll feel bad. You get to ask nicely and I'll consider giving you a second stage, but if I give it to you, it will be a breathable one.
@loosenit2 Air2 use requires primary donate...
I don’t think testing a secondary on the surface in a secondary donate scenario will lead to a significant risk of COVID-19 transmission from one to another, ad then that secondary is exposed to the open water, effectively washing it. Purge it a couple of times for a good scrub.
Unfortunately, the science is still out on whether salt water could clean the reg.I don’t think testing a secondary on the surface in a secondary donate scenario will lead to a significant risk of COVID-19 transmission from one to another, ad then that secondary is exposed to the open water, effectively washing it. Purge it a couple of times for a good scrub.