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robinfante · 2nd August 2007, 15:34

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Dave, for some odd reason PRISM training (at least in the US) is done without offboard bailout.

That definitely was not my experience. With Ron Scorese we had bailout with us on every single dive, including in the pool, and practiced going off the loop ad nauseum.

Re duration, in that range I'll usually get three long dives in. Experience will teach you how much you use, and will also probably reduce your diluent use - I used to use equal parts diluent/O2, now I still have 2000 psi after three long dives.

BTW, long dives to 100' with no bailout? Spoken only with respect and concern, are you out of your ****ing mind? These units (all of them) are the farthest thing from infallible.

Please, please take bailout. I'm willing to bet that anyone you talk to with a few hundred hours has gotten off the loop at least once. Shit happens, you've got to have plan B (not to mention C, D, and maybe E.)

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robinfante I have a smoking gun Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Prism Topaz MK 15.X Other Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mountain lakes nj Posts: 141	Re: How many hours from a Prism with 19 cft tanks? Quote: Dave, for some odd reason PRISM training (at least in the US) is done without offboard bailout. That definitely was not my experience. With Ron Scorese we had bailout with us on every single dive, including in the pool, and practiced going off the loop ad nauseum. Re duration, in that range I'll usually get three long dives in. Experience will teach you how much you use, and will also probably reduce your diluent use - I used to use equal parts diluent/O2, now I still have 2000 psi after three long dives. BTW, long dives to 100' with no bailout? Spoken only with respect and concern, are you out of your ****ing mind? These units (all of them) are the farthest thing from infallible. Please, please take bailout. I'm willing to bet that anyone you talk to with a few hundred hours has gotten off the loop at least once. Shit happens, you've got to have plan B (not to mention C, D, and maybe E.) __________________ Homer to Bart: “When a woman says nothing’s wrong, everything is wrong. And when a woman says everything’s wrong, EVERYTHING is wrong. And when a woman says something’s not funny, you better not laugh your ass off!” Check out www.robinfante.blogspot.com for trip reports and pics.
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