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Agree on that. I'd interpreted what you'd written to mean "Long Hose = Tech Only" and "Agency-based training is required to use other systems". I'm PADI trained, but, to quote Monty Python, "I got better!" No, I have no tech or DIRF training. The long-hose approach just makes more sense to me than the other two.Originally posted by ronbo
Perhaps I wasn't clear in my post, but what I was trying to say in general about the different configurations was that one (and their buddy) should be aware, and competent, in the deployment and usage of such tools. An emergency is not the time to be discussing what goes where. And that's where the training/practice comes in.
I practice valve shutdowns (not easy with H-valves) and reg exchanges every dive lately, even the solo ones. But it certainly doesn't seem like something I need specific agency training for; practice is enough. We're talking about muscle memory, not higher mathematical functions.Originally posted by ronbo
Rocket-science? Just ask the Apollo-13 guys about the usefulness of training and practice.
I use a 5' hose for greater flexibility in an OOA (can keep a potentially panicked diver at arms-length, can swim side-by-side, easier to shoot a marker, etc.) and for the inherent streamlining from having it wrapped around me. I'm considering going with a 6' or 7' for a bit more flexibility though, as the new coldwater configuration I'm using has taken up almost all the slack in the system.Originally posted by ronbo
Why do you dive a long-hose? And how long is it? Where do you secure the alternate? Does your buddy dive the same configuration? No slam, just curious.
GUE, NAUI Tec, and PADI TecRec to some extent.Originally posted by Jarhead
I'm curious. The long hose/necklaced reg makes sense, but what agency teaches it other than GUE/DIR? Why not?
Originally posted by roakey
GUE, NAUI Tec, and PADI TecRec to some extent.
The reason it isn't being adopted faster and more globally in the recreational arena is because of "litigation paralysis." Rather than going into it again here, see:
http://www.scubaboard.com/t10022/s.html
Roak
NAUI has tec courses. PADI has another line of badges tailor made for badge collecting cowboys.Originally posted by Jarhead
Thanks Roakey! I didn't realize NAUI and PADI had "Tec" courses.