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**PhilSiswick** · 25th March 2008, 14:21

Good on you for sharing - I agree that this is one of those 'there but for the grace of God go I' things. That incident pit (faulty kit, forgotten parts/tools, late night, stress) is an all too common feature of UK diving too.

I was taught on OC to make sure everything worked while in the gate before jumping in. I still do that on CCR - I make sure all my inflates and regs work and check that the unit is adding O2 before I jump in.

Fingers crossed - in 10 years, I've never found that anything wasn't working or dived in without gas switched on and I hope never to. I did have a wing inflator stick wide open before a dive on the James Barrie a few years ago. I'm glad I caught that before I got in, as it was running like a steam train throughout the dive and I wouldn't have liked it to happen underwater.

Green sent - excellent post.

Cheers,

25th March 2008, 14:21	#6 (permalink)
PhilSiswick Phil Siswick, Tango Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 995	Re: Incident avoided thanks to responsive buddy divers Good on you for sharing - I agree that this is one of those 'there but for the grace of God go I' things. That incident pit (faulty kit, forgotten parts/tools, late night, stress) is an all too common feature of UK diving too. I was taught on OC to make sure everything worked while in the gate before jumping in. I still do that on CCR - I make sure all my inflates and regs work and check that the unit is adding O2 before I jump in. Fingers crossed - in 10 years, I've never found that anything wasn't working or dived in without gas switched on and I hope never to. I did have a wing inflator stick wide open before a dive on the James Barrie a few years ago. I'm glad I caught that before I got in, as it was running like a steam train throughout the dive and I wouldn't have liked it to happen underwater. Green sent - excellent post. Cheers, __________________ Phil (WSKD 0001) I have always felt that the dive I am on is not nearly important as the dives I plan to be on the rest of my life. Tom Rose, 2007 The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure thing boat never gets far from shore. Charles A. Lindbergh www.hugsac.org.uk
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