Ted, you seem to be saying the same thing as in my post, namely that traffic over the Doria is vastly less than dives we do around Europe, where a trapeze is fine.
A moving boat can get out of the way of a big ship much faster than one anchored.
The purpose of the surface logistics is to ensure no-one is lost, and people do not deco in a current.
Dave: you are right, on the Seeker I should have put it in the past tense. When it was running, it appeared to be the better of the two main choices.
Thanks for the offer of a boat. Bringing Masters certs is not a problem. We know some really good trawler skippers
Any fix for the visa problem?
Cheers
Alex
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O.C.Diver)
One last time. The Doria is next to (not in) a major shipping lane 100 miles off shore. This is not near coastal. The freighters out there follow the rule of right of weight.The Coast Guard is not out there playing trafic cop! If you are small and moving on their radar (they assume a fishing vessel) in the fog they assume you will get out of their way. When anchored on the Doria we post a radar watch. If a vessel is coming toward us we have time to respond.
If the Doria were located In the shipping lane I would be more receptive to your approach. It's Not, and I see no point in making surface logistics more complicated. I look at it like this: If I need to walk down an interstate hiway, I'm going to do it on the shoulder of the road. It doesn't make sense to me to walk down the lane of the hiway hoping the trucks will steer around me. The shoulder isn't as smooth but it's a lot safer.
Ted