CamG
Contributor
Diving in cold water a free flow will undoubtedly occur at some point if you dive frequently.
We drilled often for dealing with free flows.
On dives over 60' or in water below 45º we always carried redundant air system. NOT A SPARE AIR!
A AL 30cf or 40cf while we were diving a single.
As of late we always dive doubles BM or SM and yes free flows still happen but not often.
I have had free flows behind scooters, in spring flows, rivers, under the ice, you learn how to deal with them.
We train and drill self reliance / self rescue but rarely dive solo.
I have had BC inflators and dry suits inflators stick you simply un-attach them often they stop when you re-attach them.
Cold water has its own hazards and should be trained for drilled to the point of mastery.
Failures are not frequent but do happen even with diligent maintenance.
CamG
We drilled often for dealing with free flows.
On dives over 60' or in water below 45º we always carried redundant air system. NOT A SPARE AIR!
A AL 30cf or 40cf while we were diving a single.
As of late we always dive doubles BM or SM and yes free flows still happen but not often.
I have had free flows behind scooters, in spring flows, rivers, under the ice, you learn how to deal with them.
We train and drill self reliance / self rescue but rarely dive solo.
I have had BC inflators and dry suits inflators stick you simply un-attach them often they stop when you re-attach them.
Cold water has its own hazards and should be trained for drilled to the point of mastery.
Failures are not frequent but do happen even with diligent maintenance.
CamG