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Thanks for all the great info, the link was very informative. Bridgediver, you are making an assumption here. I do like the LGS harness, but some members of our team have questioned the lack of a standard issued to it. Something I can respect, and as an instructor I have a duty to lok into...

Are there any harnesses out there that are made specificaly for PSD diving and carry some kind of standard? Replies appreciated

No, this is what I have been waiting for. Thanks. They sure make it quite clear now, you better believe that I will be bringing this up at the next instructors meeting. We are so far outside this box it's not even funny. Everything from the tensile strenght of lifelines to divetimes. How...

Thanks for the response...good stuff. I have spoken to Cam about this issue and I am not satisfied with the response I got. In his opinion having taken the LGS course gives you all the necessary requirements to meet CSA.Having taken the course and having read the standards I have to disagree...

James Croft. That's the type of stuff I like to hear. If you look are the response I gave to Bridgediver in regards to our Site Supervisor, I think you would agree that 50 dives including your open water ticket would not make you a rock solid supervisor. I'm sorry it took so long for me to...

Hey Bridgediver, Yes I did get the email, and I'm sorry that I forgot to communicate with you, my very bad. I agree with you that some properly trained line tenders can do a great job at supervising a dive but I believe you would be going over the line in regards to CSA, not just bending the...

Thanks for the reply, good stuff! I will look into it. I'm really curious as to what level of training and experience one person needs in order to supervise a dive in your world. My agency seems to be spitting guys out with very limited experience. They are great divers beacause we have a...

Hello all, quick question. What standards are our there in regards to qualifications for supervising dive operations. What type of training and what type of experience is required in your teams, county,state, province, country to quailify as a dive operations supervisor. I am familiar with...

Hey Bear, Wouldn't it be a great world if we could set this kind of thing up; cross-train, pull information and experiences from various departments in our sector? Unfortunately, our department has never really seen the benefit of these kinds of conferences. They rely on individuals that...

Hey Standingbear56, I'm part of a rather large canadian fire based dive team. We are extremely fortunate to have a department that recognizes the important implications that come with diving in an overhead environment such as ice. Every year we are given time to train our ice surface rescue...

I agree with you guys as well Gary and Leam. I was amazed that this type of information would be given out, which is why I turned to people like you to get an idea of what could have been meant. I will approch the director very shortly, with an informed mind. Duckman

Thanks for the info Bridgediver. The size difference we are looking at is about 3 inches, I doubt this item will compensate for such a large difference. Duckman

Here's an interesting one. A member in training on my PSD team approched a director of my team with a concern in regards to his dry suit collar being much too large thus causing him to take-in water. The response was " just use a piece of webbing or such and tie it around your neck!". Now, I...

Interesting view Gary D, I appreciate the insite. Seeing that DRI teaches 4 tugs for help, isn't that a quicker way to get your point across? Were you suggesting that the back-up diver initiates his descent before the full set of tugs is complete? If anyone else is reading these conversations...

Thank you for your insights Bridgediver and Uncle Ricky (If I may). The main concern I have heard is the lenght of the signals LGS is using. If there is a catastrophic air failure, will you be able to send the 4+4+4 for help. There is no doubt that training must be regular to learn and adopt...

Help... I'm a PSD looking for a good fight! In one corner the Dive Rescue International Line signals, and in the other the Lifeguard Systems Line signals. Give me your impressions of one or the other or even better both (if you have experience in both). We are a team in transistion and we...