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The joys of ignorance.I have no tech training, but that sounds like a really bad idea
Rebreather divers often use this so they can reduce the amount of tanks they carry. The same tank can be used as bailout or as off board dil. If you're using it as offboard dil, you want to be able to isolate that second stage in case there is a free flow. There are various ways to approach this scenario with either side condemning the other. To keep things consistent with my OC tech diving, I charge the cylinder, breathe the bottle and then turn off the cylinder. If I utilize it, the first thing I do is verify the contents while I'm turning it on. Then I either start to breathe on it (bail out) or I plug it in to my block (off board Dil), and adjust my PDC either way.