Had an out of air incident today during a trim and buoyancy practice session.
Not a near out of air, but a pull the last breath from the tank kind.
No question I screwed up and I can trace 4 different opportunities I had could have taken advantage of to prevent it.
I keep my tanks organized By separating the full tanks from the used tanks. The way I do this is when I tank gets filled I put the din plug back into the valve and once a tank has been used, no matter how much air remains, the din plug stays out.
Well we reorganized my storage area and unbeknownst to me a helpful , well meaning person Put the plugs back in all my tanks .
I grabbed 2 for today's dive checked the 1st tank and it was full but didn't check the 2nd tank. That second tank is the one i set up on my bpw first. I also didn't check my spg. Big mistake..huge!
About 20 minutes into my dive I went to check my computer just to see how much air I had used and noticed I had 0 dive time remaining. Also had 0 PSI.
as it was training i was only down 15 feet and 20 yards from the dock.
that fact and providence kept it from being more than a near miss.
Not a near out of air, but a pull the last breath from the tank kind.
No question I screwed up and I can trace 4 different opportunities I had could have taken advantage of to prevent it.
I keep my tanks organized By separating the full tanks from the used tanks. The way I do this is when I tank gets filled I put the din plug back into the valve and once a tank has been used, no matter how much air remains, the din plug stays out.
Well we reorganized my storage area and unbeknownst to me a helpful , well meaning person Put the plugs back in all my tanks .
I grabbed 2 for today's dive checked the 1st tank and it was full but didn't check the 2nd tank. That second tank is the one i set up on my bpw first. I also didn't check my spg. Big mistake..huge!
About 20 minutes into my dive I went to check my computer just to see how much air I had used and noticed I had 0 dive time remaining. Also had 0 PSI.
as it was training i was only down 15 feet and 20 yards from the dock.
that fact and providence kept it from being more than a near miss.