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Care to elaborate on just why it is dangerous to dive with a rear mounted pony bottle???

Wendell, Shame you aren't closer... I have just the dummy for you... in fact .. most who have seen pictures of our recovery training assume they are of an actual crime victim recovery... Will email a few pictures to you... She is made of silicone and has a metal skeleton that you can...

In underwater searches for remains, once all attempts at location by visualization or tactile means have been exhausted searchers begin to look at technology to assist in locating remains or evidence of such. Examples of such technology could be sonar or cameras to attempt to see in areas...

The incident portrayed in the video took place at Otter Springs... The cave diver who made those rescues was Woody Jasper, a pioneer sidemount cave diver. Woody's interview which addresses the need for proper training and equipment for diving in overhead is one of the best you will ever see...

ScubaWife, Fortunately our unit now has designated gear.. every diver is issued either an AGA or Guardian as per their preference and diving demands. If you are having problems with the noseblock adjustment it really should be adressed and some sort of compromise made even with shared...

Interesting that you mention recreational experience making it harder to get acclimated to PSD. Could you give specific examples of how recreational experience has made it harder to get acclimated to PSD? Also as far as the nose block for the AGA... You can use heavier guage wire to make...

Thank you for the replies and information. Gene is a great guy.. Have exchanged information with him in the past and provided some humminbird images from several recoveries our unit has made. The Humminbirds are great units for the money no matter which model you have. We have been using them...

Desert Pirate, Do you know what type of side scan unit was used to locate the victims? My unit has worked drowning cases with multiple victims but our deepest drowning victim recovery with more than one victim was 33ft. Off the top of my head I do not know another unit that has worked a...

A little advice if you are thinking of buying one of the Type V inflatable PFDs and are looking at the Mustang brand....( not sure if other brands have this capability) The Automatics can be used in AUTO mode or MANUAL by simply adding or removing the bobbin and using the appropriate end...

I attended this course or the earlier version with a member of my team and a diver from another unit we work closely with. When we attended it was still being taught at the Galveston PD location. At that time I believe that Mark considered it an awarness level course but it provided a great...

I second ditch-diver's opinion... If you feel it necessary to place a barrier such as oil in your ear in order to dive a location I would consider it a dive site that required the use of a FFM mated to a latex or suitable dry dry hood and full dry suit. That would be at the least...

There have been a couple of incidents where colleagues of mine were present during a diving fatality that was a direct result of what was believed to be a pre-existing medical condition. In each case the diver in question was over 50yoa and was in a high stress situation at the time of the...

Thal and TC, Thank you for both for your replies to my question. In the case of Thal's response the something he referred to I believe is (29 CFR 1910.401(b) Application in Emergencies.) that applies to commercial divers being given exemption from some of the standards in the event of an...

I have heard quite a few state that the OSHA exemption only applies to PSD when it qualifies as a rescue.. Can someone quote here the specific standard that states such and reference how it applies to PSD???

I am looking for (2) LP 50 Steel cylinders....The ones that are about the size of LP45s but a bit longer.... Any information on some would be greatly appreciated....

Our team uses vikings as well and looked into the new white's. As far as the BCD.. we dive backplate, harness and wing set ups. We have wings that are designed for contaminated water when we have fuel/oil and other heavy contaminants present... The wings which are most of your surface area on...

The National Association for Search and Rescue is looking for speakers for the Public Safety Diving track for the 2010 National Conference that will be held in Tunica MS 13-15 May at Harrah's Casino Resort and Mid South Convention Center. Anyone wishing to attend the conference or present...

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Two new divers from my team will be in attendence as well at the Villa Rica class. Look them up, David and Larry... You will enjoy the course and take from it a great basis of knowledge with which to dive safer and more efficiently and to always way the "Risk" against the "Benefit."...

The above applies specifically to standards for commercial diving operations, from which Public Safety Diving operations are exempt. Taken from the OSHA website: "The commercial diving operations standard does not apply to diving operations under the following conditions: 29 CFR...