Service log for scuba gear used by British music producer who died off Byron Bay source of confusion at inquest

[Scared Silly]

I thought this was an amazing inquest: Service log for scuba gear used by British music producer who died off Byron Bay source of confusion at inquest

I can't remember the last time I logged when I serviced individual regs, bcs, etc.

Interesting set of articles.

Given how today's society is so litigious I could see a shop being required to keep service records by their insurance as a CYA. One of the standards for PSI is to keep a record of each cylinder inspected. So doing the same for a other equipment is not so far fetched.

I don't do any of that for my own equipment.

 

[Umuntu]

What amazes me, is that they took five years to investigate.

The world did experience a dystopian epidemic in that time, which would have caused delays to all court proceedings.

 

[Pearlman]

Hi Pete,

The following article reports on a relevant aspect of the deceased's health and the condition of the regulator that he was using - British diver’s 2019 death in Australia may have been IPO linked to alcoholism 11 December 2024 3 minutes of reading

It was later revealed to the court, however, that the regulator had been left exposed to sand and seawater while attempts were made to resuscitate Mr Bareham, and that the gauge used to test the regulator cracking pressure had not been properly calibrated – both of which raised questions over whether or not the regulator could be considered unsafe for diving at the time Bareham was using it.

So they found sand and grit inside the 2nd stage most likely, but in an emergency - also likely that the setup was still pressurised and any grit would not have penetrated into the reg in a way that it jammed? (Also considering that a victims reg would have been saved as evidence and never use thereafter?)

But what is this test for a magnahelic that it was found to be uncalibrated? My Dwyer Mag has just a simple accessible screw to return-to-zero if ever …

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Interesting set of articles.

Given how today's society is so litigious I could see a shop being required to keep service records by their insurance as a CYA. One of the standards for PSI is to keep a record of each cylinder inspected. So doing the same for a other equipment is not so far fetched.

I don't do any of that for my own equipment.

While I did not take the PSI course, I did take the SDI version that covers VIP of tanks and valves maintenance as well. I was taught in the course to log all of my maintenance. Thinking back, I do recall that is when I started my scuba equipment maintenance spreadsheet. I decided to add in regulators and computers that same year, simply because it made sense to me. That was 2007 and I have kept it going every year since. I no longer service my own tanks, but I still log service performed and by whom, when, and cost.

 

[Russjstewart]

What amazes me, is that they took five years to investigate.

A random sample of NSW shows that sort of time lag is not unusual. No idea why