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True, but I've always found with that unit that accessing the mav and unplugging it and swapping it, especially with the clutter of the OTS CLs that it wasn't particularly easy to do at the best of times. If off board dil was part of my regular config, I would have configured it differently.

Was her RB equipped for off-board dil? My first RB was an AP back in the early 2000s and the stock configuration was not set up for off-board gasses. I'd gather hers was more recent and I'm not sure if AP now offers off-board connections from the factory.

Sure you can do that, but it's ill advised because that takes away your ability to dil flush to safe ppO2 levels as you say.

This article says she was solo diving to 90m. Bonaire CCR dive claims the life of hyperbaric doctor Fiona Sharp

Recovered body identified as missing diver

We had to modify how the gloves are mounted to the rings given the inner surface was supposed to be the surface that created the water tight seal. The problem with the blue gloves is that the inner surface is a cotton mesh that cannot create a water tight seal. So what I ended up doing is...

I've used the SI tech system for about 12 years. My original rings just started failing (well, one of them). I went to the Kubi because they were well liked by the people who have used them and they seemed less bulky. I actually go them to work fine with some minor modifications and help from...

I think the medium sized Atlas 660 gloves are pretty small. You might to have a try at those.

Thanks, I tried that but the problem is the outer ring will no longer fit over the cuff as the diameter now becomes too big. My gloves sometimes get cut as we run new line and doing tie-offs on zebra encrusted rocks can sometimes be somewhat problematic.

Thanks, it is pretty well as I suspected. I do have the set of gloves that came with the rings that will work, but I have a tendency to go through these gloves as they get cut occasionally so I was hoping I could use my stash of blue gloves. Turning the glove inside-out is an interesting idea. I...

I was wondering if anyone uses the blue smurf gloves with the Kubi rings? I just bought a set of Kubi rings with the intention of using the blue smurf gloves (Atlas 660 gloves I get from Seattle Marine). I fitted the glove rings on as per the instructions, but they flooded the first time I tried...

Peter - I am beyond words at the moment. I am fortunate enough to consider you both friends, and I am still holding out hope. I'm also not much of a spiritual person, but tonight I am saying prayers for you both.

If you're headed in towards the Hinkle, there is a jump that looks like it's a bit high up (it's actually a bit of a V shape) around 2200' that goes to the insulation room. But if you're talking about Mainland, it's on the left when you are heading back out.

This can't really be answered without more details, so absent that, anything would be just speculation. If the scooter was unusable (the reason why is really not particularly relevant - broken prop, dead battery, flood, etc) then it would likely be left behind if remaining breathing gas is a...

The mainland jump is near the top of the rise heading towards the Hinkle, roughly at 2800'. Gas plan would normally involve 2 stages, and then drop bottles and scooters at the jump. I can't imagine scootering through the tighter spots on Mainland.

This is how I was taught too. Recently I was on a dive in Ginnie in a team of three. We had planned to go to the insulation room, but when we got to the park bench, one of the team had an unfixable post failure. The post was shut down and we ended up exiting together right to the surface. We had...

A couple more situations where you would want to restow.... In a team of three in an OOG situation if you are gas sharing, team resources are spread amongst three divers so, depending on the circumstances, an OOG diver could potentially receive gas from the other two during exit. This would...

Do you still see this happening?

I would wholeheartedly agree that the agency does indeed matter. @Epoque - I believe the agency does matter moreso than the general discussion so far might lead one to believe, at least in my opinion. The instructor is ultimately the one who does the teaching and evaluation, so I do firmly...

I have been teaching the PADI Digital UW Photo course for years. This is a course that has some really great latitude for the instructor, so in this case, moreso than many other courses, it really is about the instructor and what he/she brings to the table. My personal approach to the course is...