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There was a charter out on the wrecks in late Nov called the Viking 1. I don't know who's it is..., or anything about them but they were there.

I assume by bi-annual you mean twice a year? What kind of compressor? How old? How many hours per year of use? When we got our new one, I ended up doing a course with the compressor company so I could do the servicing for us, but there is no way I do $700-800 worth of work a year. Mainly oil...

Have it checked. It may be a number of things, including anxiety on your part. CO2 would certainly build up if they were in backwards, but you'd feel restricted breathing regardless as the air cannot get from the mask to the oral nasal compartment. It is hard to say what it is without...

Did anyone else use it and think it was fine?? Anytime there is a problem with any piece of gear, it should then be checked by a qualified service tech. Maybe the mask itself needed to be adjusted. As for the loosening of the mask strap helping..., I played around with one here after...

At the time of his arrest he was posing as the member in charge of the local detachment. The Criminal Code of Canada states that someone who has not been designated as a Peace Officer and impersonates a Peace Officer is guilty of an offence

I had some across him a while back on another site where he had posted some pictures of me and my team doing an operation and had gone on to say this was he, and Joe and Mike on such and such operation ..., etc, etc. I called his bluff, pointed out to everyone where the pictures were taken and...

A diver, any diver, should always "hope for the best, but plan for the worst." One of the big plus points for recreational divers using "the buddy system" is that there is always a completely separate totally redundant gas delivery system. Namely the buddy's gear. With our PSD, and the...

We use a 30 cu ft pony bottle with a kirby morgan block to switch to pony without removing the ffm, and an Octo on the pony for complete redundancy. Stay away from the Spare Air for PSD, if for no other reason (and there are many) that in PSD you want to be as uncluttered as possible

By manifold you mean the block? Coming in..., main air (with one way check to prevent back feeding and pony air. Going out, Hose to AGA and the drysuit power inflate. We have a small over pressure relief in the bottom port. Octo yes, but off the tank. That way it is completely redundant...

We tested the RSV years ago, but didn't like it. Issues with undetected deployment, durability. We went with a Kirby Morgan Block with a one way check valve mounted on the lower right side. Solid, simple and fool proof. Easy to use, easy to service, easy to check during a dive, we have...

We use AGA but dive with a redundant pony bottle so our hose routing won't be of assistance to you. Sorry.

You can't flip an AGA over.., the bayonet connection will not fit in place on the mask

I don't have number to quote, but in the case of rescue vs. recovery they are not mutually exclusive. In fact two dives in the same spot, one a rescue and one a recovery, the rescue would be considered more dangerous. Time is of the essence, therefore walkthroughs, dirt dives, dive plans and...

Keep at it Thor.., there is a learning curve but pretty soon being teathered in will be second nature. Just remember that with the extra work effort with the line comes higher air consumption so keep an eye on that tank PSI!!

Because you do not have the proper training. It is that simple. Your recreational rescue course in no way makes you qualified to start doing rescue calls. It is designed for you to help divers in distress when you are either on site or near-by. Based on that premise alone it is going on the...

and..., the Prosecution rests it's case, Your Honour.

~cough, cough... troll... cough, cough~ Guys..., leave it alone Check this guy out in other places in the forum. He would only post such a statement about a type of diving he knows little about with the intent of a useless debate. Those who train and do PSD know why the statement bears no...

Lots of good points here, and a good question to ask. Those of us who routinely testify due to being on the job can sometimes forget how nerve-wracking it can be for a 'civilian'. Great point by Jim about talking to the Prosecutor before hand as it is likely they are not familiar with PSD...

We do not do deco dives as in Canada our Labour Code prohibits a planned working deco dive unless there is immediate access to a chamber (most have interpreted this as being on site). Our max operating depth is 130 feet. As part of the requals for the deep diving skills, on each set of deep...