Quote: (Originally Posted by
Drmike)
I found when we reallly
Must deco off the anchor/down line in raging currents that this method makes deco much safer and far less stressfull, it also negates the need for a switchblock
No disagreement, having suffered a dislocated shoulder once on a hang (had a prior injury, so... but in any event it SUCKED), and I have a Jon line on my rigs and use it. 100% of my dives are done under these conditons, so it's just business as usual here. I also engineer for "worst case", as I've found that the following is invariably true:
"Things go well slowly, but they go wrong all at once"
In a real-world bailout from 220 last year, I found myself in exactly the conditions described. All went 'fine' except if 'one more thing' had been tossed on my plate, it would have been one too many. There was no chance at all to deploy the Jon Line, and as far as QD's are concerned there is no way in hell I could have connected anything to anything else. Not to say a switch block would have helped either.. that's exactly all of my gas is available OC without changing a thing except what is in my mouth.
Damned Ice. I hate you for living in the tropics.
Dave
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