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No worries mate. Thanks for the clarification.I owe you an apology. I missed the oil spill question in her post. :blush:
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No worries mate. Thanks for the clarification.I owe you an apology. I missed the oil spill question in her post. :blush:
Not exactly true. The legal maximums allowed in scuba air...
When Padi required quarterly tests and some centers did them, 3% failed - a significant portion of those by large amounts. Safe...?Im well aware of the legal maximums. My comment was simply that outside a few paranoid areas like the US you're unlikely to find a single inline analyser or anyone bringing their own. Its simply not done or in reality needed. Yes there is the odd incident but thats a tiny tiny tiny part of a single percentage point. You'd need to be very paranoid to carry one of those around with you and is even less likely to find any centre with an inline monitor.
When Padi required quarterly tests and some centers did them, 3% failed - a significant portion of those by large amounts. Safe...?
DAN admits that they have no idea how many drownings were caused by CO poisoning
as the required testing is seldom done at many destinations and even if it is done - the findings are easy to hide in many countries to protect tourism.
Simply put, if you don't test - you do not know, just diving on hope.
Inline units are $600+ USD plus frieght and shipping but the total costs spread out over the life of filling tanks is pennies/tank - not many pennies at that.
And with many Instructors hiding their heads, resolving this unneeded risk is challenging.
I'll keep wearing safety belts in moving vehicles, float vests in moving boats,
Paranoia and fear do generate sales.Where are the incidents?
Maybe they don't but its something a post-mortum can uncover relatively easily. And the relevant HSE authorities of the country will then release a bulletin. Again, where are the incidents?
Where are the incidents?
How many people analyse their air fills for O2 content? Just about none. And that does kill more people than any potential contaminated fill.
Its a lot of money to satisfy paranoia but if you have money to burn why not. Just don't expect others to waste their money on the same.
So where are the incidents?
Unlike the CO claim there are real statistics backing up real incidents and a proven risk reduction benefit for that.
Real incidents have all too easy to hide,
what are you going to do when someone does?
Real incidents have all too easy to hide, but that's changing with economical technology. Sorry you don't want to help with the solution. You people don't want you air tested, fine; what are you going to do when someone does?
Anyone can test the air in their tank any time they like. Sell them their sensor...
Just out of curiosity, Don, do you work for or have an investment in this?