CuzzA
Wetwork for Hire
I own a boat and since taking up diving I've retrofited her to accommodate scuba. I think it's wise to have emergency oxygen available to anyone who may be diving on my boat. In my area you have to travel a good distance to get into clean deep water. Anywhere from 1-8 hrs depending on the depth you're looking for and conditions. So obviously rescue could take a while.
That said, I picked up a package deal on 3 medical O2 tanks, M24 (2013 Hydro), that came with two regs that only go up to 8 lpm which I don't think is enough flow. I paid $60 for the lot and plan on selling one. So I'll replace the 2 regs with 0-25 lpm regs. I'll buy a few non rebreather masks and bag valve masks. I know a demand valve mask would be the way to go but man are they expensive. Perhaps I'll add one in the future. I plan on keeping both tanks on my boat (cuddy cabin) with the thought that if one diver comes up hurt there's a high possibility so will his/her buddy and we may need 2 setups.
So, my questions are, have I overlooked anything? I notice some regs come with a DISS(?) outlet. Can a standard second stage screw into that and perhaps with the addition of one of those cheap full face masks OR just the second stage and nose clamps sufice to be a demand O2 supply? If that would work, would a 25 lpm flow rate be enough? Any other suggestions?
That said, I picked up a package deal on 3 medical O2 tanks, M24 (2013 Hydro), that came with two regs that only go up to 8 lpm which I don't think is enough flow. I paid $60 for the lot and plan on selling one. So I'll replace the 2 regs with 0-25 lpm regs. I'll buy a few non rebreather masks and bag valve masks. I know a demand valve mask would be the way to go but man are they expensive. Perhaps I'll add one in the future. I plan on keeping both tanks on my boat (cuddy cabin) with the thought that if one diver comes up hurt there's a high possibility so will his/her buddy and we may need 2 setups.
So, my questions are, have I overlooked anything? I notice some regs come with a DISS(?) outlet. Can a standard second stage screw into that and perhaps with the addition of one of those cheap full face masks OR just the second stage and nose clamps sufice to be a demand O2 supply? If that would work, would a 25 lpm flow rate be enough? Any other suggestions?