Quote: (Originally Posted by
devo)
CONSUMER WARNING: The GSE portable chamber owned by Mad Dog Expeditions ("rental for expeditions") has an expired RINA certification (provided by the manufacturer in Italy) as of May, 2006.
MDE has been informed of this, and this portable chamber should not to be used for treatment until that certification has been reissued.
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I design and sell high pressure systems for a living.
Although I agree regular inspections are important theres no need to be silly about it.
2 years is nothing, half of us are likely using scuba tanks that havent been inspected for far longer than that plus (even if they have been) offer much higher risk anyway as lord knows how they have been miss treated.
What does the inspection cover? Structural integrity? Operation? Without knowing that you cant really draw much safety conclusions.
Is the RINA inspection rating valid/required in US? Compulsory or not?
Unless the chamber has been dropped from a very great height since last inspected Id know how long Id hesitate before climbing in it if I was bent.
not very long. Then again your talking to a guy whos used a chamber that brought up, salvaged from a sunken dive support vessel at 60m, refurbished and now we use when needed
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nice bit of spidge
Sure it should be safe, reg safety inspections go a long way to ensure that, but these things dont go from safe to not-safe the moment the inspecton period ends...
Middle of nowhere ages from nearest chamber, bent, I sure as hell wouldnt let a lack of cert stop me getting in that portable chamber!!