Hi Captdale - when you drop a hose what is it connected to? a tank on the boat or something else? just curious because 20' of hose seems long to me.
Cheers P
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The hanging bottle is not "spare air" for out of air emergencies, it is a contigency resource for safety stops and unintended deco situations.
Dennis and Andy have covered it. It's not for out-of-air emergencies, and it's not the best solution for the individual diver who carefully plans his dive and adheres to his plan. But if you have 18 divers of varying skill and training who will do 4 or 5 dives a day for a week, anything you do to ensure they do their safety stops is probably good insurance against having to interrupt the trip for a chamber run.Bear in mind... this is a 'solution' that is provided by dive operations/boats. Those operations/boats aren't in control of the quality standards of the customers they cater to.
It's contingency planning by providers, rather than users.
Hi Captdale - when you drop a hose what is it connected to? a tank on the boat or something else? just curious because 20' of hose seems long to me.
Cheers P