Hi Folks -
I'm a professional seafarer - I work in areas so remote that the astronauts on the International Space Station are frequently the closest humans to us. This whole notion that passengers on a dive boat could quickly cut an egress in the side of a small vessel is ridiculous on face...
Here is the actual EEBD that we use on vessels, about $600 each plus annual maintenance. You also need to buy the training unit and teach people how to use it:
Ocenco M-20.2 Emergency Escape Breathing Device - EEBD
While this small dive boat had no such technology, larger vessels such as cargo ships do have both voice and data recorders. The Remotely Operated Vehicle Jason from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was used to recover the recorders from the SS El Faro RoRo and that information was crucial...
NEVER put on a flotation device INSIDE a vessel!!! If there were water ingress, you will be pinned to the ceiling and unable to exit. Carry your PFD with you until outside. This also applies to Immersion Suits.
Besides, I've read that the PFD's were stored under the benches in the salon. (A...
There are exits through bulkheads on the SOLAS vessels I work on. They are typically found from the engine compartment to other spaces, like holds or shaft alleys. However, these doors are on huge ram pistons which automatically close them in the event of an alarm, flood or fire. (This also...
Hi -
I live and work on Research and Exploration Vessels for 6 months a year, and have done this for the last 10 years. @Wookie has made some great points that reflect actual vessel operational knowledge.
In the USCG STCW Firefighting training, one learns how exceptionally fast fire can spread...
I'm choosing not to follow down the rabbit hole that is an endless spiral of speculation.
I prefer to imagine that Lynne finally achieved the magical zen moment of doing everything so absolutely perfectly in the water column that she was instantly transported out of this dimension. She wasn't...
The Coast Guard officially suspended their search at about 5:30pm this evening.
Source: Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver near Cape Flattery
Like many others, I was an admirer of how knowledgeable, giving and centered TSandM was in online communities. SB is a place built almost entirely on words. And the vast majority of us simply have none at this time.
"No words."
"Speechless."
"I don't know what to say."
A community...
Hi All -
I'm a Seattle-based Divemaster. I will be working in Sidney, maybe staying in Victoria, from ~15-23 February. I am interested in getting in some dives while I am up there. I could make weekend dives work, but am also open to before / after work dives. (I'm partial to shore dives.) I...
Huh? Why would that be true? I've disconnected my (stuck) LPI before and orally inflated during a dive with no problems. The BCD is only affected by the tank when the LPI valve is in the open position. If you are not pressing the inflate button, the BCD will hold air regardless of the source...
Does the presence of an "instructional team" indicate that these divers were students in a class?
Any idea of what the ratios were? How many in the "instructional team"?
The possibility of a night dive leads me to suspect that they may have been taking AOW.
A few simple facts could...
I work with and support Instructors who employ both methods. When students are on their knees and have difficulties, I have observed that any movement of their legs pushes them towards a standing position and the surface.
When students are prone and have issues, any movement will propel them...
I think the intent should be to safely introduce students to new skills. The goal should be for them to evolve to the point where they can perform skills while in a prone position, just like they will be diving.
To accomplish both points, there is a school of thought that students can be...
OK, BP is now taken care of. I just need a small wing and I'm all set. I would prefer a DSS Torus 17# due to their superior customer service, but I'm open to other options...
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