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So, what if the visual inspector is a RIN number holder for visual inspections, but is not a re-qualifier? My RIN number permits me to do DOT visual inspections, but does not permit me to do hydrostatic testing. I'm still required to adhere to DOT standards, and have to comply with the DOT man...

"But I can give you an illustration. Ever ordered, seen or heard of layered drinks? You make them by first adding the heaviest liqueur, then the others in successively lower densities. " LOL. You don't dump the tequila and syrup into the glass at 300 cubic feet per minute. LOL When you try...

I agree 100%. When I did my Rescue a few years ago, there were 3 other guys in the class. Two Marines about 160 lbs each and some guy whose daddy owned a commercial fishing boat and wanted son to be rescue certified. Son was about 325 lbs and looked like half a ton of chewed bubble gum...

Shake them tanks, boy! Yeah we had a similar initiation procedure in the Army. We'd have the new guy who just arrived to the unit get up on top of the tank turret and jump up and down while we "checked the shock absorbers to see if they needed replacing." It was funny as heck until the Sargent...

Recovered in Florida in January. Found it on the Conch Wall. Whomever lost it cut the line as it was wedged all in the coral and apparently they couldn't unfoul it. We couldn't just swim up with it so I tied off my finger spool and shot my SMB to the surface. We had 3 or 4 ropes on board...

A UV light will illuminate "most" hydrocarbons. Not all. Mollycote isn't O2 compatible but it won't glow under UV. That's why some shops are so snotty about oxygen clean cylinders that they didn't O2 clean themselves. It's a trust issue. I could O2 clean a cylinder and lube the threads...

True. My buddy shot a triggerfish Wednesday with a power head. Basically blew his head off, so the fish never knew what hit him and never kicked or flapped. Being the clown he is, he dangled the bleeding fish about 6" in front of a nearby shark. Shark turned and swam away. Got the video with...

Quite false. It is not "illegal in the USA". That is STATE law. Conchs are perfectly legal to take here in NC, and there is no minimum size limit. The limit in NC is 10 per day/20 per vessel.

I carry a 13 cu ft strapped to my main. 1) it weights just a few pounds out of the water, so "hurting my back" isn't an issue. 2) In the water it weighs next to nothing. The Aluminum 13 didn't affect my buoyancy one bit. I used 14 lbs before and I use 14 lbs with it strapped onto my main...

I'd probably wait til all the wedding hoopla is over and things have settled down to do the name change. I changed my name a few years back and it isn't a quick process. Would just make it easier instead of having to explain to everyone you meet on your honeymoon or dive trip or at the...

I own one, but it hasn't been used in years. I stopped using it when I began spearfishing because when I shoot a fish, he'll dart and run for at least a few feet, and if that shockline gets wrapped around my snorkel, he'll likely yank my snorkel and my mask off my head. But there have been...

I didn't want to haul around a large bottle so I went with the 13 cuft mounted on my cylinder. Depends on your air consumption and depth. I "practice" with mine frequently and I can come from 100 feet to the surface at a safe rate, do a short safety stop (which I'd probably skip in a real...

If you do dive, be sure to tell the crew you have asthma and where your inhaler/medication is, if you have one. That way if there's an emergency, they'll know how to respond. It's up to the operator is he wants the added responsibility or not, so your condition might preclude you from diving...

There is no "law" or "regulation", at least in the U.S. I've VIP'd and O2 cleaned many cylinders that just have the standard black knob on them. I don't require any of my customers to change to a green knob just because they're O2 cleaning a cylinder for oxygen use. Do whatever you want. The...

"A documentary filmmaker... " You should edit this to read "We..." Spamming the forum pretending to be a dis-interested party doesn't help your case. None of us here are going to be deciding the case, so making a post everyday pretending you aren't the plaintiff benefits no one.

I use a 13 CuFt. It will get me from 100 feet, do a safety stop, and still have 2 CuFt left. Now I'd probably skip the safety stop in a real emergency. I see all these guys carrying 40 cuFt cylinders. When the SHTF, I'm not there to hang around and sightsee. From recreational depths, a 13...

LOL. Sorry for the lack of response, I didn't have the "subscribe" box checked. We bought the smoke grenades from a company in Nevada. They aren't very expensive. Then we sealed them with the easily available food saver machine. They have held up very well but I suspect as cheap as they are...

There's a couple of charters here in NC that "require" a deep cert. to dive with them past 60 feet. No matter that I've been diving for 20 years and can bring all 4 of my log books to show dives to 120+ feet, they don't care. Most likely it's a liability precaution to help keep the slime bag...

I'd skip it. A safety stop is a "recommendation" unless you've gone into decompression from overstaying your bottom time, or ended up in a X, Y, or Z pressure group. Secondly, you don't know know if it's an emergency or not. Your buddy could be floating face-down on the surface and those 10...

I just cut the bottom off one today. They make awesome dog bowls because they are so heavy they can't push it around with their nose like they do plastic bowls. But my favorite is the beer opener.