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| Originally Posted by chrisch If all divers are on indies there is no need for an AAS. If you have a mixed team then you may need to donate at some point. Hence do not have a mixed team. If like Terry you choose to teach with different kit to the trainees (not suitable for basic level training in any way) you will have to use this untidy compromise. To my mind a poor choice, but I'm sure Terry has his reasons - just not something for everyday diving. |
Reasons are simple. I teach a lot, so if single I use an occi, if on twins
I use an occi. Close as possible to student
But ............
I choose indies, because I dont agree with a principle that says you MUST
shutdown to survive, preffering to just swap a reg.
Ok cut to the chase.
Buddy OOA and i'm on my necklaced reg/rt post. He's on long hose/left post.
He's now sucking at a 1 bar equivilent at say 50 lts/min and you can see
the guage going down. His only alternative is my necklaced rig which true
can be longer and yes we can BB, but in his state that's gonna be fun.
So the occi is fixed left but on the rt post.
He now has two regs, one for each cylinder, both long enough, to feed
left so he can swim alongside. If an AAS is needed again we can go face
to face and both feed the right way.
But of course I also have a bonus in that while he is on the occi, I can if
neccesary use both regs and balance my gas in any way I want.
I've been diving this way for not far off 8 years now after a lot of thought
of just about every option. As for untidy compromise, it's one single
reg Chris. Not exactly gonna end civilisation as we know it
