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From: "Lee Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Emergency Procedures - where'd u learn ? do you
practice it ?


> I'm a bit paranoid about DCS.  Without disagreeing with anything you said,
> when possible, I'd be likely to surface, grab a tank and return to do my
> decompression.  That assumes, of course, that I have the gas available and
> can get back to my stop depth quickly.  That used to be recommended and I
> assume (dangerous, but you have to take some position) it still is.

I don't think the current recommendation by any agency is for in-water
recompression; there was an excellent article recently in a UK dive mag on
in-water recompression (due to the remote location), and the equipment
required was not simple.

> Yesterday, I filled my promise to myself to put O2 on my boat.  For a
> variety of reasons, I chose to use a full size 80 cubic foot tank with a
> dedicated scuba regulator.  Now that I think about it, I may put a second,

Can you get an O2 cylinder? These are filled (at least in Oz) by the gas
suppliers, so you get max pressure rather than being decanted. They also
have a different fitting so cannot be confused with a normal tank.

A consideration is also safety issues; pure O2 is explosive if there is a
fire.

Cheers,
Poe Lim
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