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| Originally Posted by RichC Really? According to whom? An umbillical may be a good investment but you shouldn't need it to do the course so shouldn't feel pressured into making a quick decision.
As I read the IANTD standards tech diver doesn't even require a torch. You need a primary and 2 back-ups when you get into IANTD equipment requirements for cave courses but even then I don't think you'll find it specifies that it needs to be an umbillical. You may want to check that with your chosen instructor.
You've presumably chosen an instructor whose opinion you value so I'd go on the course with your kit as is and get advice from there. Also gives you a chance to see some different ways of rigging things and you can then decide what works for you and what doesn't
Rich |
Fair comment and i am sure its not in any standards, but in the UK we often have to lay a guide line to avoid accidental penitration of the wreck or to find our way back to the up line. So without a Goodmans handle type torch, isn't this a little hard to do?
ATB
Mark