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Cherry Atomic Z2 1st and 2nd (DIN) on 32 inch svivel LP hose. These Atomics are rock solid and nice breathers. This reg has had 2 seasons of diving and been very carefully cared for. No scratches on composite or chrome surfaces. Steal it for 225.00 and that includes non FPO Addresses in lower...

I’m in. Sounds right in my wheelhouse

That’s the problem inherent in having equipment and expecting it to balance their lack of fundamental skills 1.) proper weighting

20 ft is good visibility. The lower the visibility the better the chances are that you’ll have something toothy and interesting looming just beyond your visual range, but preparing to surprise you with a close, speedy swim by. It’s more challenging and skill building diving too. If the water...

Wrong again. The accidents all happened at home and while charging overnight. Where did you see me say they were charging on site during the races?

The dive boat industry has already all but evaporated in Southern California - we had many more commercial dive and fishing charters 20 years ago. It can’t get much more gone.

In a past life I worked for RC modelers at their events down in Arizona. Every weekend and some weeknights. This was 1990’s and there were plenty of horror stories from those guys and Li- Io and Li-Po battery fires. I suppose QC / QA and tech has gotten better with these mfg’s. There’s one...

We don’t have to wait for the CG to issue new directives, recommendations and policy white papers regarding HAZMAT on commercial vessels with passengers. Boat owners and captains could just throw the breakers to all 120V outlets and lock up the panels. (sic) or remove all the wiring to all...

QUOTED POST HAS BEEN DELETED BY MODERATOR (Partial edit of post by moderator) I’ve charted Conception once and Vision I was a passenger on and I thought the fleet to be the best in the west. I saw no problems whatsoever and in a dive career spanning almost 5 decades, I’ve never heard anyone...

You wake the captain and tell him you can’t stay awake. You wake another crew and tell her to help, you can’t stay awake. You spend your 2 hour watch or 4 hour watch standing up, drinking Monster drinks or coffee. You can’t accidentally fall asleep. God help you if I find you asleep on watch

Maybe the burst disk’s worked during heat caused overpressure.

crew or prospective crew will need training in first aid, cpr, firefighting and watchstanding among a lot of other things. You’ll be certified by CG to work commercial vessels after completing X amount of classroom and at sea training or you won’t be able to work. In other words - for tips...

He or she will not make another report reconstructing her watch that morning? No deposition? Nothing? I think the CG will demand it

I want to read the 0000 - 0400 watchstander's report. Key evidence is at what time did she or he make their last walkaround before the fire.

Li- Po batteries have pretty much the same safety issues and are similar in lethality and hydrogen fluoride release when burning. Plenty of RC modellers have lost everything from defective or substandard Li-Po batteries and or their chargers

"A fire originating in the bunk room is bound to wake some who can raise an alarm" Not necessarily - it depends on what type of fire it is. Class A - burning trashcan in the head - yes. An explosion and fire from a disastrous thermal event in a multi cell Li-Io pack would emit massive amounts...

If that's true then what the Sheriff is saying is that the fire started in the bunkroom is the way I'm hearing it. A fire in the galley is going to be blowing toxic smoke away from the passengers Up. Its carrying heat. Heat rises. A galley fire starts and all the smoke detectors go off, Captain...

Indeed.