I found it hard to find a place to put it once I was done and unclipping it.
Aha! Then you could use a sticker!
Happy to send you a few...
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I found it hard to find a place to put it once I was done and unclipping it.
If its build right and is operating perfectly then all you have to do to stay alive is to turn on gases and turn on computers.
Just my 2c.
You forgot, I ordered 200 of them myself.Aha! Then you could use a sticker!
Happy to send you a few...
It didn't go over well the last time, but I still want to mention that a checklist doesn't have to be physical, written. A checklist may just as well be purely mental. For complex procedures (say, like when diving a rebreather), a written checklist may be necessary, since very few of us are able to hold a long, detailed checklist in our head. For simpler procedures (say, like when diving no-deco OC), the checklist can be pretty short and simple and can be memorized. For example with the aid of a mnemonic like BWRAF. But IMNSHO, a checklist is a checklist is a checklist. No matter whether it's written down on a physical medium, stored on a digital device or just kept in your mind, possibly with the help of a mnemonic.I've never, ever seen anyone pull out a predive gear check list on an open circuit recreational dive.
Which I personally totally agree with as long as we don't limit our understanding of "checklist" to "checklist written down on a physical medium"however the author suggested a pre dive check list should also be used for rec diving.
You forgot, I ordered 200 of them myself.
I discovered they don't stick so well in cold weather. It was about 35F past weekend and my CCR spent the night in my truck before Sunday's dive. The sticker's edges were lifting up off the curved battery compartment on my shearwater.
But IMNSHO, a checklist is a checklist is a checklist. No matter whether it's written down on a physical medium, found on a digital device or just kept in your mind, possibly with the help of a mnemonic.
Agree to disagree. Minds fail, as do the reading of printed words. However, minds fail more easily than reading of printed words do, so while minds may be sufficient for storing simple checklists, printed words are a better alternative for storing more complex checklists.Agree to disagree. Minds fail. Printed words don't.
Agree to disagree. Minds fail, as do printed words. However, minds fail more easily than printed words do, so while minds may be sufficient for storing simple checklists, printed words are a better alternative for storing more complex checklists.
So... When I do a head-to-toe check on my gear before (OC, no-deco) diving, is your thesis that I don't follow a checklist? I'll readily admit that it isn't written down, and I use a mnemonic to make it easier to remember every point, but to me it's still a list. Just like I when I memorize "bread, milk, potatoes, beer" before driving down to the grocery store. That's still a list of things I'm going shopping for. Even if the list is short enough that I don't need to make it into a written item. And to me, BWRAF is an aid to help me remember the list of things I should check before splashing:Mnemonics are fine for some things. I just wouldn't trust them for critical checks on life support equipment.
So... When I do a head-to-toe check on my gear before (OC, no-deco) diving, is your thesis that I don't follow a checklist?