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  1. Chris Brown Tech

    Rebreather Discussion from Brockville Incident

    You beat me to it again! I was just about to point that out:)
  2. Chris Brown Tech

    Rebreather Discussion from Brockville Incident

    I agree and I mentioned this recently in one of the many recent anti-ccr peppered threads, might even be this one. Your reasons are exactly why less commercial jet pilots crash than light aircraft pilots despite the additional complexity. However the bit about alarms is not correct. We already...
  3. Chris Brown Tech

    Rebreather Discussion from Brockville Incident

    1 - So are CCR's. Thousands of dives, thousands of hours. 2 - The Rebreathers on my list reach the internationally accepted standards. Even if they didn't, it doesnt necessarily mean they are unsafe. 3 - Complexity is relative and as per my other posts. It depends, depends, depends. A well...
  4. Chris Brown Tech

    Rebreather Discussion from Brockville Incident

    Sorry Mike, my comments werent directed at you. There were other posts that suggested I was being naive. Plus the main thrust of my latest post was in response to the general comments on here an on hundreds of other posts across the net. Hope you didnt think I was responding to you specifically...
  5. Chris Brown Tech

    Rebreather Discussion from Brockville Incident

    I dont feel 'defensive' but I am very vocal when I see misinformation being spouted. Some examples: "The machine is out to kill you" "Youre already dead, you just dont know it yet" "You are ten times more likely to die on CCR than on OC" "A rebreather is less forgiving" "You shouldnt learn...
  6. Chris Brown Tech

    Rebreather Discussion from Brockville Incident

    I totally get where you are coming from and Im struggling to give a medical analogy that would both get my point across and not be technically incorrect so I wont bother:) Take flying commercial jets as an example. Its obviously a far more complex task than flying a small light aircraft and...
  7. Chris Brown Tech

    This is why I own a CO Monitor..

    Id like to suggest that you CAN overheat a properly maintained and fit for use compressor and cause synthetic oil to reach flashpoint. Possibly even lower than the manufacturer claims. Theres a thread over on the deco stop where a guy had done a lot of research into it. It can be due to the...
  8. Chris Brown Tech

    Rebreather Discussion from Brockville Incident

    Hi Mike, sorry, but I couldn't disagree more in the context of TECH OC and TEC CCR, (although I would tend to agree comparing a rec no stop dive to CCR.) People are dying on rebreathers NOT because of any complexity associated with the machine, they are primarily dying because they have a...
  9. Chris Brown Tech

    Switching to doubles - Am I in a rush?

    Thanks Trace. I just sold the shop to concentrate 100% on tech & CCR instruction, but my crew bought it and are still supporting tech. Unbelievably there is still an operator in the Keys who wont let you dive shallow in the PM if you dove the Spiegel in the morning because its "a reverse...
  10. Chris Brown Tech

    Rebreather Discussion from Brockville Incident

    You beat me to it Steve! Ive found recently that after being optimistic post RF3 and thinking that we had reached a new dawn on understanding rebreather fatalities, its now like we have stepped back 5 years on these internet forums. The same old school myths abound despite the manufacturers...
  11. Chris Brown Tech

    Silent World Sold!

    Hi all, yes its true. Guess Ill need to change my name here on SB...:) Ive decided to focus entirely on CCR, both as an instructor and for my own personal diving career. The move to the UK puts me right in the heart of the longest established CCR market and within easy reach of the Red Sea...
  12. Chris Brown Tech

    FL shark diving

    Ha ha , nice one guys. To the indifferent FL people that support this fishing or couldnt care less: One thing we almost all agree on is that there are plenty of sharks up in WPB and comparatively bugger all in the Keys. Most of the people who seem indifferent to commercial and sport shark...
  13. Chris Brown Tech

    FL shark diving

    What has residency in Florida have to do with knowledge of sharks? The Python comment was a dig at FWC and nothing to do with the threat of invasive species in ENP. They spend too much time in there catching pythons and not enough in FKNMS in my opinion. HUMANS are the biggest threat to the...
  14. Chris Brown Tech

    FL shark diving

    I wish you were right. However you aren't completely unfortunately. I agree theres lots of conservation efforts going on, but very little directed towards the shark Im afraid. Its really common down here to overhear shark fishing stories in the bars and hear sport fishing charters punting them...
  15. Chris Brown Tech

    FL shark diving

    It's interesting to me that FL residents (and others) will show outrage and fight amongst themselves over a topic about how to dive with sharks and what's acceptable decorum and what isn't, yet the commercial slaughter of the same sharks goes unchallenged and almost unnoticed. Did you know that...
  16. Chris Brown Tech

    how to salvage my divemaster training

    If you dont want to loose cash and finish elsewhere, try this: Get the PADI DM worksheet & application forms that they should have put in your student record folder. This has all the spaces for your instructor to sign off on all the components of the class like skills circuit, emergency...
  17. Chris Brown Tech

    SPIEGEL GROVE dive report, sunday, 2/24/13, pics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    Yeah, Todd called me and said you guys had called it on the Spiegel. Weird as it was calm this morning. Anyway, I told him to offer you the Duane or a deep ledge drift? Why don't we try the drift tomorrow PM? ---------- Post added February 25th, 2013 at 08:21 PM ---------- Looking at the...
  18. Chris Brown Tech

    Double Spiegel Night Dive Thursday!

    Any Takers? we are going on Thursday if you want to join us. Trip is a go (unless weather deteriorates) This is super popular and totally fabulous. The Spiegel at night is a must do. PM me or call (305) 395-1194
  19. Chris Brown Tech

    diving the Keys?

    well then! Come dive with us. Were wreckaholics :) We do them practically every day. Usually the Spiegel, then the Duane & Bibb. When we do 'reefs' its Mikes, City of washington or the Benwood. We do 'double dips' (2 on the wreck, not one and then a reef) have banked nitrox, big steels, et...
  20. Chris Brown Tech

    SPIEGEL GROVE dive report, sunday, 2/24/13, pics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    Which boat is yours? we were out there too. And today....and tomorrow.... LOL. We went this morning and it was awesome. By the afternoon on our return trip, current was screaming. Fortunately I was doing post office, starbucks etc and didnt go. :) Planning a double dip night dive Thursday...
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