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I didn't even know we put the lid on this can of worms and here it is.., open again. :( We use to use a tiger mount, tank up the same way as the main gas supply, but changed over and now use the HD quick draw bracket mounted beside our main tank(valve up). It is quick draw for set up only as...

Don't think Tm is biased because they are taking their DM with Torpedo Rays...., even if they weren't the only game in town, Torpedo Rays would be the guys I'd point you to. Good shop, good people to deal with.

I see the Padi PSD course is "two to three days". I guess our 30 day course has a lot of skills and training in it we do not need. I can't see it meeting Canadian standards, where it is written that diver must be trained in all types of dives they could be expected to perform. Never do it...

I wondered how this was going to play out when I heard (and at first did not believe) that PADI would be coming out with a PSD course. Blades, did anyone point out to them to differences? Did they offer any sort of suggestion how these signals evolved, or did they just make 'em up to be...

I have a BARE Trilam with well over 300 dives on it in all conditions imaginable. (I have spent a fair bit of time working in it as well.) It is as good as the day I got it. A Great suit. I have six different drysuits, all close to the same in age. When going for a fun dive I never give it...

A very good report, well investigated, researched and written. But let's call a spade a spade. An off-duty firefighter in his own boat, using his own gear with no formal PSD training having an SCUBA accident while trying to affect a rescue no matter how heroic, is a hero who gave his life...

I hear ya Blades.., "Been there.... " as the saying goes

maybe not necessarily for committing the perfect murder..., but a trained defense lawyer who has taken a course to plant a seed of reasonable doubt and get some murderer back on the streets instead of in jail where they belong. Anyone can read a book.., but to say in court that you have taken...

Blades, You misunderstood my post. We NEVER do entanglement training in open water. Ever. Our entanglement drills are safety divers cutting people free.., which is simulated, with no diver ever being actually entangled in open water. We do everything with safety in mind..., thus our...

Oh..., I dunno. Buddy said they were a new PSD team and were all MRT, EMT and Paramedics. I assumed they were talking about dive emergencies because they'd (hopefully) know how to deal with the injuries you mention. You were not off base, trust me we think about those types of things every...

Thanks Mud.., forgot about the Neuro..... that is a good one too. We have used it on several occasions

DAN O2, Advanced O2 and DAN Diving First Aid for Professional Divers is a good start. With the chamber in town...., get a couple guys to get their chamber operators ;^)

So that is where that float keeps going?? Wow..., I didn`t know that.

If you have no luck, I know there is a new boat in Nanaimo for Divers. It is a 7m RhiB(give or take) I have never dove out of it but have seen it and it is not too bad for a small crowd. I do not have a phone number but I know buddy does some stuff with SOS Scuba in Nanaimo so if you give...

...., but they are "the most respected and sought after dive professionals in the world" It says so right in the release :) While not being a big PADI guy myself, I do have to say that "The Encycolpedia of Recreational Diving" is simply the best recreational diving text book I have come...

Thanks Omni.., wadda ya know?? Buddy was telling me the truth for once.

Yeah I figured as much.., the "dive shop near you" thing was strictly tongue-in-cheek

Heasrd a rumour today that PADI has created a new PADI PSD course coming soon to a dive shop near you. The source of info is credible however he has been known to blow smoke up my backside before(for a laugh) Anyone heard of this or seen any material on it??

Here is a pic of a nose block in the middle position. If you look close you can see the origin of the wire to hold it in place as well as the other slots. As an aside, if you poke hole in the "fins" where you like it set, you can put it in place and with small zap straps on the back side of...

Like TC, for us it is 100% O2 and then work out the transportation to the nearest chamber (which is figured out and covered in the briefing before anyone gets wet). We do not do much with the local paramedics as our teams have advanced DAN training, most are Instructors in numerous DAN...