John ("Popeye") Renshaw
Registered
I am worried that many owners of boats used by scuba divers, especially the older boats, do not take precautions to ensure air quality for air taken in, compressed, and used to fill passengers' scuba tanks. On some boats in the past I noticed that the air intakes were located very close to the engine exhaust pipes, and especially with the older engines, the passengers can even smell the fumes on board. Would hate to think of the toxins that divers would be breathing from their tanks filled on board the boats instead of at licensed dive equipment facilities on land. What protections are assured for boat divers who fill their tanks on board?