Why the LHS for stages?

[RichW]

Originally Posted by Scuby

So why not double your chances and use both the which side of the body it's on *and* a positive ID (and reg covers, reg types, colours, etc too)? That's certainly how I was taught, absolutely no reason why people with cylinders on both sides wouldn't visually ID them too.

David

Using a reg to ID a gas is frought with problems. It doesn't ID the gas at all. The only sure way to ID a gas is to analyse and mark the CYLINDER.

Regs can get swapped around on a boat very easily, sometime deliberately if a reg fails. There have been documented incidents of people putting the wrong reg onto a cylinder. It's easily done if you're distracted.

Being strict about cylinder marking is the way to go, IMO.

Rich

[milldog]

Originally Posted by Andy Kerslake

Mark

Why are your stages in a fishpond?, must have been pretty deep

He was getting ready for a fundies course

It was deep for that all of 3 meters

Graham

[milldog]

as for the OP dependant on what the dive is depends on which side i carry cylinders, the main thing is to Analyse and check the gas before the switch

some people cant get it right on the boat!!

2 Examples of Why You Should Always Anaylse Your Gas

Graham