CaptSaaz
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Anyone else dive with this outfit out of the island of Tortola in the BVI's? We went out with them on a 2 tank dive to the RMS Rhone. All the tanks on the boat averaged about 2800psi and a couple only 2700psi.
Is it me or shouldn't we be getting 3000psi? I questioned the boat captain about who fills the tanks and he said they do their own. I mentioned how they were all short and he gave me the "Well we fill them in this heat and can't fill them any higher"". Excuse me? It's 90F+ here on Long Island and my local shop will fill them to 3200-3300 so that when they cool down they will be back to 3000. The liveaboard I was on in April always got them o 3000psi.
Feel like this was a bit of a either laziness or a rip. Fighting a strong current on the first dive and a bit of current with surge on the second, air consumption was higher than normal for everyone and almost becamce a serious issue with a couple of divers.
Is it me or shouldn't we be getting 3000psi? I questioned the boat captain about who fills the tanks and he said they do their own. I mentioned how they were all short and he gave me the "Well we fill them in this heat and can't fill them any higher"". Excuse me? It's 90F+ here on Long Island and my local shop will fill them to 3200-3300 so that when they cool down they will be back to 3000. The liveaboard I was on in April always got them o 3000psi.
Feel like this was a bit of a either laziness or a rip. Fighting a strong current on the first dive and a bit of current with surge on the second, air consumption was higher than normal for everyone and almost becamce a serious issue with a couple of divers.