Posted by MHK on June 27, 2001 at 15:38:56:
In Reply to: Re: A tragic event, but NOT a tragedy. posted by AADIVER on June 27, 2001 at 15:32:19:
Ouch!!!!! I really have to stop typing when I'm on the phone ;-)
Yes, I obviously meant to say, I would not ever consider doing a 300' without my support guys..
We have the best in the business and any one of them would have saved Garrett's life...
I worked support diver last weekend in Wakulla and we were stuck in the faces of the rebreather guys for 2 hours until they got into the habitat...
Support diver's are the back bone of deep diving and anyone thinking of diving deep without a support team is a moron.. This is one of the intangibles that get's lost when comparing training agencies.. You can make a comparisson based on standards, but the mindset and approach isn't noticed..
No one I know would dream of doing a 300' dive without support, and certainly no one would show up at one of our trips with this insanity in mind...
Later