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| Originally Posted by stuartr Feel free to cast the first stone... |
You asked for our thoughts; frankly I struggled to restrain myself to my earlier comment.
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| Originally Posted by stuartr However apart from the replacement bc which in retrospect I should have not used because a)It was not in service and b) because I hadn't bought a clip for the occy. The other stuff was fine. |
In which case you ought to ask yourself how it all managed to go so horribly wrong. Hint - user error
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| Originally Posted by stuartr Incident dive 3: All my clips are on my bc in the shop. Jump in holding reel, mask and DV, pony reg in pocket, Occy hanging loose. massive free flow round the back of my tank, I'm not sure which, buddy sorts it... |
Contrary to your previous suggestion, the other stuff was far from fine. Good job you had a decent buddy who was quick to react, however that would be unlikely in the event that you were leading a novice diver on his/her first proper dive. BTW how quickly can you get that pony reg out of your pocket? You might want to rethink that strategy.
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| Originally Posted by stuartr The original Maveric bc (alas, in the diveshop)and Apex regs (used)were bought new in 2002 and have been serviced every year and they do not normally free flow. Sometimes even good kit, regularly serviced- fails/misbehaves. If you don't know this consider yourself lucky.
PS how often do you service your bc and drysuit? |
I know very well that kit can malfunction regardless of some arbitrary service schedule it may be subject to. I, however, take responsibility for my own kit and don't accept that just because it's been regularly serviced, it'll be 'alright on the night'.
I'll ask my earlier question again - do you really think you're ready for Dive Leader training?