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In the interim you may be able to get away with just one extra crewman. A security guard (fire guard) with no duties other than to check the whole boat, except for the passenger sleeping areas, every (say) 5 minutes and report to the navigation nightwatchman and sign a sheet saying "it's 2:25...

Exactly, If the industry regulates itself (effectively) before these hearings then things may turn out well, but this latest incident would appear to forecast a gloomy future. If the boat owners/operators are not achieving this then maybe the insurers need to apply some pressure, before...

What is pertinent is that the NTSB took the quite extraordinary step of, after the Conception fire, releasing an Interim report based on very little investigation that basically said, There was a fire, the whole crew was asleep, lots of people died. I think that this was a clear statement...

Hi Ken, As a backup to the night watchman (in case he falls asleep or becomes incapacitated) do the think the following would be practical. At various points around the boat there would be buttons positioned well away from sleeping areas. If none of these buttons have been pressed within the...

Hi, many thanks for your report. I assume that your discussions with them were about smoke alarms etc. and escape procedures. Did they mention anything about a night watch and do you know whether they did (or did not) have a night watch? Cheers Nick

Ken If it is true that in this latest incident that the whole crew was asleep then (IMO) the entire worldwide fleet of liveaboards should be grounded (or is that docked). It is inconceivable that the crew hadn't heard of the Conception fire and why it happened. If that wasn't enough to get them...

If you're in a taxi going to the airport and the taxi driver decides to have a nap, then you are probably in a considerable amount of danger.

PS - I'm thinking , would a buddy help or would that just double the risk of issues.

Ok - point taken. Are there any better methods of retrieving the body with less risk to others, or maybe even better still, rescuing the diver once things go pear shaped?

Hi - newbie question here, I've got no problem with these "HERO to ZERO" dives but... Would it be practical to require that they are somehow tethered to a dive flag, so that no one else has to risk their lives to retrieve the body?

I think that *if* a diver, on the surface, fails to respond to a command, even after having given an "ok" signal, and is then left unattended in the water, then any jury would easily be convinced that negligence has occurred and will only be interested in who should wear it. Even if Sotis...

Paraphrasing from the book "Destination disaster" The Douglas DC6 had a design problem whereby if a lever was pushed the wrong way then the lift dumpers could be activated during flight and the plane would crash. Needless to say, this happened. Douglas' answer was to put a sign near the lever...

"You need to monitor your instruments" Ok -I agree with all you've said but if your instruments are giving a false readings, then you need to have greater margins of safety. This is the first (sorry --- second) lesson I take from this - gadgets MUST work properly but do not EVER rely on them...

"The latest regulator technology delivers gas down to a very low pressure without an obvious drop in performance" I'm interested in your comparison between "old" regs and current hi performance regs. If I'm running *really* low on gas. I would like to know right away, not just when I have 0 -...

I was watching (on TV) an episode of "Air crash investigation" where the senior pilot was fixated on solving an apparent problem of a flashing landing gear light. Eventually one of the more junior officers said something to the effect of "we are going to get really low on gas". The senior...

G'day LM, I'm a short way down this road already and it is an easy enjoyable one. The answer is simple - walking! The doctor told me that walking one hour a day will drop 10 KG per year and is not hard on the body or joints. Walk at a brisk pace ( but none of that stupid power walking...

RELAX..... It's easy to say but can be very difficult to know how to go about it. In this case I was convinced that I would not be able to work it out withim the time limitations of the last day of the OW course and I was not prepared to proceed with such a basic issue still outstanding...

OK - thanks everyone for all the very usefull replies, I really appreciate it. First the facts - just the facts - I'm abour 5'7 1/2" and weigh just under 100kg (on my way down to 80kg). I have my own mask, snorkel, wetsuit, fins, booties and gloves. The fins are Oceanic Vortex V16...

Thanks Andy, My reply is is the New divers forum. Cheers

Hi, I've read threads here that state that if you think that to "walk away" is the right decision, then it most definitely is. Well, I just walked away from the last day of my OW course. (and I'm 100% sure it was a good decision.) At depth (7m or more) my stabilty (buoyancy) was good...