How about everyone having a pony, therefore if one is entangled, he can use his pony as well while others try to cut him away or go for help.
Everyone leaves the surface with a full main and pony - this includes back-up
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How about everyone having a pony, therefore if one is entangled, he can use his pony as well while others try to cut him away or go for help.
On our Supervisors Course..., they are trained that in any emergency the FIRST thing to ask the diver after finding out what the issue is..., "What is your depth and PSI?" The Sup then makes the call on whether or not to send the bottle.
There has been a little playing around with a coupling on the KM block to allow the safety to simply plug a new tank into the diver..., allowing him to keep his vision, comms and encapsulation but it is still at the 'just playing' stage. (Similar to what Interspiro has done with their new complete system that turns a diver from SCUBA to SSAD on the fly)
I wouldn't trade my slung 40cf pony for anything when I'm not diving doubles. The clips are secured to the tank by a nylon strap. It can be cut away if it was to become entangled. If you want to hard mount it to your back why not just get a pair of doubles?