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  1. Raphus

    Liveaboard fire

    Jeah i will. But if trapped inside the boat, that doesnt help. Like the fire 1year ago
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    Boy wins £290,000 over father's dive death off Cape Wrath

    Woow... A technical diver walks with equipment and fins on a boat. Falls and dies. And the boat owner hat so pay that much money to his child? Thats crazy! In my opinion its his own fault. With that heavy equipment its common sense (and part of the training) to be careful and especially not to...
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    Liveaboard fire

    Fire on boats scare me.. I am in Hurghada soon, doing a 7 days liveaboard. Thats really scary
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    The Isolation Manifold, lessons not learned and a small defence of the IUCRR

    Sorry, this is cause by my bad english. I was talking about a isolated manifold. It can safe you life, if a leak happens, that is not solved by closing the tank valve. Eg. The valve itself or the oring between tank and salve. I know someone who had this on a tech dive and it safed his life.
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    The Isolation Manifold, lessons not learned and a small defence of the IUCRR

    Absolutely! If in DIR configuration a closed manifold would be visible fairly easy. 10min into the dive and still a full tank? There is something wrong.. I think manifolds are good and i would not dive without them. Its well known, that tech diving requires more care and preparation. And...
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    Pop up Ads

    Mobile android. The popup hovers over the top menu. Sometimes it displays the ad and the menu under it. But mostly it hovers over the SB menu. So i cant click on the recent posts button, which is the only button i need. Even after closing the app a white bar covers the SB buttons. SB is not...
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    Four European divers missing - Mersing, Malaysia

    I dont understand, why the boy is split from the group? The DM/ instructor made a swim for an island. Ok. So there are 3 divers left. Why did they loose the boy? Was the dad one of the missing divers? So if he says his son is death, he saw how he died? And let him drift? That is...
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    Safety equipment

    I have one of these. But they dont seem to last long. Maybe i need to buy a better quality one
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    Safety equipment

    Depends on the divesite. I carry always a dsmb and a light. If i need a light (eg. Nightdive) i carry 2 lights. Even if you start a dive in the morning, you might still drift at night.. in fresh water i bring a light for underwater communication and signaling. And i always bring wetnotes for...
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    Why are two different DSAT-based computers providing different NDL times?

    In such old systems the pressure sensor might not be that accurate anymore.. A small difference though the whole dive might lead to very different ndls
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    Hand signal to end/terminate dive?

    If i just want to ascent to a shallower depth, i give the thumbs up and then the new depth as a number. I usually brief this before, but i gave it a few time without briefing it and it was always understood. Skipping a safetystop would just be thumbs up.
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    Primary Hose Length

    Strange.. he does good videos usually.. 7ft for me. Regardless of the type of diving i do. And i recommended it to others. From time to time there is someone with a 5ft hose and tells me thats all he needs. Then he sees how great the 7ft routes and how easy the handling is.. all of them swaped...
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    Have you ever used scuba equipment you absolutely hated!

    Glad it went fine for you. And i believe you, that you calmed him down, by keeping him busy. But removing the reg, to build up co2, to stop hyperventilation (when diving) doesn't make any sense. Co2 levels rise dangerously fast, when diving deep, because of the gas density and the inability to...
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    Which drysuit to choose?

    Santi is better. But get rock boots with socks if you have rough entries.
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    Panic attack underwater after slight exertion (feeling out of breath)

    I mean its not possible to overbreath a regulator, because they give so much gas, its not possible to breath it all. A co2 buildup causes the sense to have not enough "oxygen". Thats whats usually called overbreathing. Co2 panicked divers usually say, that the regulator didnt give enough gas...
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    Panic attack underwater after slight exertion (feeling out of breath)

    I think thats CO2 Its a really bad gas.. try to fokus on breathing slow and deep. And especially exhaling all the air, so you vent the co2. After 2-3 breaths you should feel better. I know this feeling. Its really really bad. But you can handle it. And remember: you cant overbreath a...
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    What about flare?

    Is the acs plb waterproof? I say no to a flare aswell. Get a good backup light, that has a long battery time. And a dsmb.
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    DIR- GUE Importance of doffing/donning bp&w in water?

    It is just not possible with a drysuit and doubles. There is usually no weigth on the diver, because the doubles are heavy enough. If you remove them you are extremely positive because of the drysuit. And the doubles extremely negative. If you put more air in the wing to make the doubles less...
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    DIR- GUE Importance of doffing/donning bp&w in water?

    No chance. If i had to, i need to cut it. In water there is no reason. On the surface maybe. Bzt if its not possible to get on the boat with my doubles i just wont dive.
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    Dive Computer + Air Integration – Yay or Nay?

    Its ether outsite and not streamlined, or its where i place my head. I use mk19evo, maybe it try a longer hose to the transmitter. But i dont really miss it. Hmm maybe i do. I had a dive where something went wrong and i felt very nervous, but breathing was under control. I wonder if it really...
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