On Monday, June 30, 2003 8:54 AM, Lee Bell wrote:

> > > Personally, I'm not the kind of diver likely to follow all necessary
> procedures before,
> > > after or during every dive.  For me, and those like me, a rebreather
> could easily prove
> > > deadly . . . as they have for several recreational divers over the
last
> few years.  One's
> > > ability and willingness to do it right, every time, seems to be the
key
> to using one
> > > safely.

> > Which machines have you dived?  :-)

> Every one of them that somebody who is not the kind likely to follow all
> necessary procedures should, in my opinion, dive.

Mate!  An excellent riposte!  :-)))

However, I would add that being prepared to follow all the necessary
procedures is not as much of a problem as actually *remembering* what they
are.  Which gets back to the duration of training programmes and the fact
that a lot of divers are being certified before the motor-skills have become
second-nature; and before they fully understand each machine's
capabilities - and limitations!  :-)

Strike