I intend to. I am negotiating with Revere on price for the unit, and having a local machinist design and build a waterproof container for them.
For liability reasons they have to be rented and a separate waiver signed for their rental (doncha love tort reform?). I'm thinking a dollar a trip. The container will have a whistle, mirror, lightstick, plb, powerbar, and dye. We will put a tamperproof seal on the container so we don't have to inspect it every trip.
Its damned expensive, but so is losing a diver. I spoke with my insurance company at DEMA. At the price for PLB's where they are, it's one of those things that has become indefensible in court not to have.
"So Captain Frank, you live-boated your divers on a 300 foot deep wreck?"
"Yes sir."
"And what was the current that day?"
"3/4 of a knot, setting to the west sir."
"And what was the deco plan?"
"A drifting deco, sir."
"What safety equipment did you use to ensure you could find the divers after their 160 minute runtime?"
"uhhhh...."
If you plan for the worst, usually you will be pleasantly surprised
