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  1. Capt. Bas

    Your Opinion: Using Small LP Scuba Cylinder for Emergency O2?

    That's what I'm going to do after the hydro of my 40Cuff later this year. All equipment is avaialable and I've got a 02 clean stage as on demand system and an adapter and a 02 free flow reducer and mask for free flow. To say it in Dutch. "Beter me verlegen dan om verlegen. A rough translation...
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    Drysuit with disabilities

    I know a German diver diving a dry-suit at our local lake, I have no idea if he has a adapted suit and he has possibly still some control in his legs. It is possible and when familiar with the suit may-be even easier than a wet suit as you can control buoyancy in your legs. Getting gaitors on...
  3. Capt. Bas

    What are your dive goals / dreams for 2024?

    Complete my TEC50, follow the adaptive techniques specialty. Just dive, assist as DM and who know an IDC-IE but this will be a tight fit planning wise.
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    Question How old are you and how long certified? Poll- please take part!

    47, certified aug 2000 and about 520 dives. 90 of those dives made the last 6y.
  5. Capt. Bas

    DIR- Generic Drysuit inflation bottle- vertical or horizontal valve?

    Thanks for the information Jack. Fill pressure is indeed 200/207 bar officially. 1 dive only is not worth it in this case, I'm not (yet) trimix certified and not sure if this will ever happen. Happy diving, Bas
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    DIR- Generic Drysuit inflation bottle- vertical or horizontal valve?

    A little hack in your post Travisfull. I'm looking into an "argon"Cylinder as well and are wondering about the size to buy. <1ltr capacity is in the Netherlands free of hydrostatic testing but is the 0.85ltr cylinder volume sufficient? Kind regards, Bas
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    Profiles old Suunto Gecko

    Good day all, In a Dutch Facebook thread somebody made the remark his Gecko, "locked" after 2 consecutive dives at depth in Egypt when diving on air. Somebody mentioned to him he should switch his computer to Nitrox 21 (Air), and apparently he did not suffer from a "locked out"computer since...
  8. Capt. Bas

    Can a New Diver Develop Buoyancy Skills in a Pool?

    Would it not be more favourable to have the DM's hover in a horizontal position behind/beside you/the trainee? Being in a lotus hover removes me from my agility in the water. If I need to act quickly this is not the best position for me personally. Hovering 1/2 feet of the deck makes it easier...
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    Diving Buddies Limburg

    Hoi Rick, Kijk eens op de website van Bluegill Divers of kom eens langs op een zondag morgen (0900) of woensdag avond, (1930) We zijn altijd op zoek naar nieuwe duikers. Je kunt ons herkennen aan onze fel blauwe polo's. Spreek een van ons aan en hij/zij kan je vast naar een van de stafleden...
  10. Capt. Bas

    Formulas for IDC

    It looks like you've ended up in the wrong part of the forum. For the forumula's check your PADI training booklets and or the Encyclopaedia of Diving?? If I'm correct all formula's have been mentioned in my DM training materials. Succes studying.
  11. Capt. Bas

    Do You Dive With GPS?

    Not to be a pain in the a.. but the location of your EPIRB makes it non existing more or less. An EPIRB should be free floating and preferably via a HRU, and anyway stationed outside free to float up without any covers. At least that's the case for vessels trading under the SOLAS regulations...
  12. Capt. Bas

    Do You Dive With GPS?

    Oke, maybe times are changing as I did not see a GPS EPIRB in the 25y I'm at sea on commercial ocean going tankers. Till recently you needed a power feed or constant GPS feed towards the unit. Going from "dead" to "alive" and a proper GPS fix could take a lot of time without a pre defined position.
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    Do You Dive With GPS?

    A standard Solas approved Epirb does not have a GPS input. Its position is determined by the doppler shift of the frequency measured by the receiving satellite. The circular area of probable location is about 3NM. This is nice to have in case of emergency to give the MRCC a position to work...
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    miflex colors

    Maybe just follow the instructions of minimum bend radius. Using a miflex 6" and turning it into a U is more or less kinking them. In this case the failure of the hose is not a normal failure but a made up failure by user error. Just my 2eurocents. spotted a typo, many more can be visible ;-)
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    Do you own an emergency oxygen unit?

    Hyperventilating is one of the few reasons not to issue O2 if I'm correct. Hyperventilating and the dizzy feeling is a lack of CO2 your system triggering the breathing impulse extra. Administering extra O2 will not be helpful unfortunately. In the Netherlands the standard "cure" for a...
  16. Capt. Bas

    Flooded Light, new light recommendations?

    A bit late to the party but using the Nanight Tec2 now 1,5y and happy with it. Diving normally in Dutch (the Netherlands, Holland) murky waters and it has more than sufficient power, at times to much and tuning back to the lowest setting is needed. (particulates suspended in the water colum) In...
  17. Capt. Bas

    Poor air delivery or Weak Diaphragm?

    In Europe/EU its a different thing. The sets are certified as a specific combo. Using a different 1st or 2nd stage combo as used during the certification proces can lead to insurance problems. The complete set will get a "type rating" and officially this is even included the hoses.
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    Perdix 2, Petrel 3

    I know the Perdix one is taking the generic transmitters as its own. But last year or the year before rumors were going around the Shearwaters would be only accepting their own sensors in the "near" future as in some kind of serial number range available. The SWIFT's look nice but at the moment...
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    Perdix 2, Petrel 3

    Does de Perdix #2 still accepts the Aqualung or old type of transmitter? For me the haptic alarms would be nice but not worth the upgrade at the moment.
  20. Capt. Bas

    YouTube Content Recommendations?

    The one's I've seen are neutrally buoyant. PADI only requires a neutral buoyant skill set since last year or 2020.
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