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**sfldiver** · 27th March 2008, 11:56

Fortunately, as a result of learning from my own experiences, as well as learning through the postings of other diver's experiences, such as this one, I've learned there is no shame in taking your time and using the small laminated checklist my instructor so kindly prepared for me during training.

About 30 hours ago, I did a beautiful recreational dive on a Deerfield Beach, Florida Wreck in approximately 110 ft of water. Completed my deco and returned to the boat with a big smile on my face - Well, the smile lasted right up to the point where I realized I had completed the dive without bothering to don my bailout bottle! It was the 3rd dive of a 3-dive trip, so by the 3rd dive, I figured I had already used the pre-breathe checklist twice and thought I could hit the water without it - Wrong!

Since that day, I religiously and meticulously used my pre-breathe checklist before each and every dive - No Exceptions!!!!!!

Since that day, I have witnessed several diving related events, unfortunately one of which turned out to be a fatality, that apparentely could have easily been avoided by the use of a simple pre-dive/pre-breathe checklist.

No Exceptions!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing your experience and helping me reinforce good habits that make my diving experiences safer!

27th March 2008, 11:56	#24 (permalink)
sfldiver Optima Army Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 743	Re: Incident avoided thanks to responsive buddy divers Fortunately, as a result of learning from my own experiences, as well as learning through the postings of other diver's experiences, such as this one, I've learned there is no shame in taking your time and using the small laminated checklist my instructor so kindly prepared for me during training. About 30 hours ago, I did a beautiful recreational dive on a Deerfield Beach, Florida Wreck in approximately 110 ft of water. Completed my deco and returned to the boat with a big smile on my face - Well, the smile lasted right up to the point where I realized I had completed the dive without bothering to don my bailout bottle! It was the 3rd dive of a 3-dive trip, so by the 3rd dive, I figured I had already used the pre-breathe checklist twice and thought I could hit the water without it - Wrong! Since that day, I religiously and meticulously used my pre-breathe checklist before each and every dive - No Exceptions!!!!!! Since that day, I have witnessed several diving related events, unfortunately one of which turned out to be a fatality, that apparentely could have easily been avoided by the use of a simple pre-dive/pre-breathe checklist. No Exceptions!!!!!! Thanks for sharing your experience and helping me reinforce good habits that make my diving experiences safer! __________________ *Currently piloting & shooting...* Dive Rite O2ptima FX Rigged w/ a Dsix Custom Aluminum Frame, Nomad Wing, Transpac Harness and VR3 Computer w/ VPM-B/E & a 4th Cell Sensor Link.* Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera *Rigged in a Patima-PDCH 2008 G9 Aluminum Housing w/ an Inon UWL-100 Achromat Wide Conversion Lens, 2 Inon UCL-165M67 Close-Up Lenses and 2 Inon Z-240 Strobes.
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