This time around, I thought I would comment on some questions that seem to repeatedly come up in conversation around the shop and in the field. These have come up often enough that I thought it would be a worthwhile idea to share them with you. I ...
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Greetings fellow divers. This issue, I thought that an appropriate subject would be umbilicals. If you had the fortunate experience to attend Underwater Intervention 2008 in New Orleans (for more on the 2009 event, visit underwaterintervention.com), ...
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It’s come to my attention lately that there seems to be some confusion about the layout of some drysuit ring systems. It may be that the instructions are nonexistent, confusing, or you just plain can’t find any information from the standard ...
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If you dive in wondrous places like sewer treatment facilities, nuclear power - plants, cement plants, or other challenging environments, then you’re probably familiar with the Desco Air Hat. This month, I thought that we’d take a look at this tried ...
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Full-face masks. Some of us have been using them for years for bridge and tank inspections. Others have just started looking at this option as an alternative to breaking out surface-supply gear for subsurface work. Full-face masks (FFM) have been ...
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