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AD_ward9 · 9th October 2007, 07:55

Quote: (Originally Posted by DepthCharge)

While I agree with this..........(after all in th US we do have cars inspected yearly) I am reluctant to send my unit back as I have a sneaking suspicion that it will have cracked handset that resulted from user abuse

. If a company would admit a design problem and work to fix same, I would feel much different.
So,as I see it, you have two choices, either send in the unit and put up what I consider customer abuse, or replace the part with an after market unit. I chose the latter.

I think one thing that may come out from all this work, is that some persistent faults in rebreathers may get more attention. A lot of these accidents look strikingly similar, and so different from O.C. accidents. After the list is published, there will be a separate analysis. I hope that will help clarify what are urgent issues, so manufacturers can address these, as well as providing a screening list for new designs.

Some information this morning causes us to up our tally, from 90 to just over 100 fatal sports rebreather accidents. In combining databases, we realised we were missing 12 accidents.

We still have about 20 accidents with "unknown" names, dates or equipment. The reason for this is that the details come from a report from BSAC, or news reports. We need to get those details filled in so they can be verified, so please keep PMs coming with details. We prefer to get 10 PMs on an entry we already have, than miss a fatal accident.

Alex

9th October 2007, 07:55	#33 (permalink)
AD_ward9 So much more to learn Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,856	Re: Comprehensive list of all accidents Quote: (Originally Posted by DepthCharge) While I agree with this..........(after all in th US we do have cars inspected yearly) I am reluctant to send my unit back as I have a sneaking suspicion that it will have cracked handset that resulted from user abuse. If a company would admit a design problem and work to fix same, I would feel much different. So,as I see it, you have two choices, either send in the unit and put up what I consider customer abuse, or replace the part with an after market unit. I chose the latter. I think one thing that may come out from all this work, is that some persistent faults in rebreathers may get more attention. A lot of these accidents look strikingly similar, and so different from O.C. accidents. After the list is published, there will be a separate analysis. I hope that will help clarify what are urgent issues, so manufacturers can address these, as well as providing a screening list for new designs. Some information this morning causes us to up our tally, from 90 to just over 100 fatal sports rebreather accidents. In combining databases, we realised we were missing 12 accidents. We still have about 20 accidents with "unknown" names, dates or equipment. The reason for this is that the details come from a report from BSAC, or news reports. We need to get those details filled in so they can be verified, so please keep PMs coming with details. We prefer to get 10 PMs on an entry we already have, than miss a fatal accident. Alex Last edited by AD_ward9 : 9th October 2007 at 07:58.
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