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Hi All, The advice about practicing breathing from a free flowing reg by holding the purge button is entirely valid, but I can honestly say that it will never equate to the reality of an actual free flow. The reason: When you're practicing with your finger on the purge button, you can stop...

1: Clip buddies real to the bottom of your reel. If your reel jams, let go, it isn't lost - you're now on your buddies reel instead of yours. If yours doesn't jam, buddy unclips (or not) and you continue. 2: Alternatively belay the reel off a suitable object where available (piece of wreck for...

Hi Jimmy, First the camera, it's on a DIY plate mounted on my wrist. I agree, it seems to work well there. If you click through to my youtube channel (on the video in the first post somewhere), there are a few other dive vids which should give you an idea if it would work for you. The plate...

Hi Cwhite6, I think you've already taken away some valuable lessons there, I couldn't disagree with any of the ones you've listed. Well done. One more thought to add though, for me personally, once I get within a few feet or more of the water I have my regulator either in my hand or in my...

Hi All, Quite valid points about the quality of the data and it not being complete... please note I did say "One Day" :) I think it is approaching the point where it has enough of a following and entries to one day, become the definitive dive site bible. Bear in mind it is all user submitted...

In the de-brief, Ian explained that the leak started while he was down beside the bus. As I started heading up, he had just started dealing with the leak, in wiggling the connector thinking he would re-seat it, the LP inflate hose came off - he saw that it was still leaking (when it shouldn't...

Hi, I'm getting a feeling of re-inventing the wheel. If you run Google Earth (the local client - not the online google maps), then in layers, select "Ocean->Ocean Sports->Dive Spots" you should see quite a few dive site labels. Their data is pulled from - Wannadive.net - World dive site atlas...

After careful consideration lasting atleast 1 nanosecond, I agree :) :)

Hi Tony, No, he's not. We're probably (not definitely!) going to write up our own accounts, in an "as they happened" format, strictly a blow by blow account of our own views of the incident as it happened. This will be difficult, because we've both now seen the video - naturally our memories...

Yes, they've done about 40 dives since the service, 10 of which have been at 7c or lower. Yes absolutely - well until that dive anyway :) First place they went after the service was in the pool. I am Mr Cynical and I want to find out at 3m, not 30m whether they're working properly. You're...

Hi SeaJay, I don't think the regulators are inappropriate, one of the results of being in Europe is that the regulators are classified as a life support system - and therefore by law have to meet minimum standards as to Work of Breathing, delivery rate, cold water performance, depth...

Hi TSandM, I think I was unclear on that. Line Descents are the norm. Line Ascents are the exception. Towards the end of any dive in open water, when the current is picking up again, we shoot a dSMB and do a drifting ascent under the dSMB. The dSMB isn't there to climb (you'd break it), it is...

Hi Harry, I hope it wasn't directly in his face - and if it was, it would be inadvertent :( A torch waved over the side of the mask (ie from behind or the side but not directly in the eyes) is accepted practice here. It is considered to be a general 'Attention' signal. Hth Bill

Understood and agree - but I think I would amend that statement slightly, and add training into the question, really only from the experience gained on this thread. Ah - my summary wasn't clear on that, line descents are the norm over here while line ascents are the exception. I don't think it...

Hi DumpsterDiver, I'm guessing you've watched the video, scanned through the first few posts following it, and then posted. If so, it is something I've been guilty of too. The issue of could we buddy breath versus would we buddy breath at 5m, against the background of our training level was...

Hi All, I haven't responded to each post individually, that would be quite a job. For the most part the advice, insights and criticisms you have all offered have been offered with the aim of being constructive. For that I thank you all. I'll try not to refer to individual posts - with one...

Hi Lemna, On the 15l it is a fairly standard setup - single first stage with two second stages (primary and octopus). I have seen the twin 1st stage setup on some German and French divers, is that standard for Belgium too?. When the freeflow occurred, I changed to the octopus first, so I was...

Hi Seajay, Honest, constructive criticism is welcome - no matter how harsh! But please be gentle with me :) Yes, that about sums it up (and yes, he's on a BP and wing, I'm on a standard BCD) but just to clarify, his console and corrugated hose are clipped together under his left arm, so while...

Hi All, I think one thing missing from the video is just how dark the bottom is. If you look again at the video at around the 2:55 mark, Ian is no more than a few feet away from me and totally misses the free flowing reg and me going to Octo. Honestly it really is that dark. It's almost an...

Hi Japan-Diver, We're both keen to learn from this event - your post is saying that our problems are much bigger than the single incident. We'd find it very useful if you could expand on each of the points you raise so that we can make it a learning experience? please expand? the video...