lermontov
Contributor
not using a line is all good in theory until you have a serious silt out and you get disoriented -add a bit of stress and narcosis and its easier than you think to get turned around and head off in the wrong direction or go though a hole along the way. If its a straight run you can run line out as fast was you can frog kiss. It would take as long to tie off a reel and start a second one that it would to do one or two tie offs on a straight run.
I think you always have to allow for the worst case scenario, you also dont know how your buddy is going to react, you may be confidant of your ability but unless youve been with them in extereme situations before and know theyre rock solid they could fall apart
From a psychological view following a line in zero vis is far less stressful than looking to see a flashing light that may or may not be still working and theres alway that nagging doubt in the back of your mind "have I missed it"
clearly there are situations that a line is an increased entanglement hazard but if your undertaking those dives ( tight squeezes etc) one would expect you are situationally aware of all the risk factors to make that call
I think you always have to allow for the worst case scenario, you also dont know how your buddy is going to react, you may be confidant of your ability but unless youve been with them in extereme situations before and know theyre rock solid they could fall apart
From a psychological view following a line in zero vis is far less stressful than looking to see a flashing light that may or may not be still working and theres alway that nagging doubt in the back of your mind "have I missed it"
clearly there are situations that a line is an increased entanglement hazard but if your undertaking those dives ( tight squeezes etc) one would expect you are situationally aware of all the risk factors to make that call
