What an excellent talk by Richie; suprised no one has made any comments in the last 20 months. I'm a new CCR diver, and I couldn't agree more with his points. If you are new to CCR like myself, then a checklist isn't an option for you anyway, unless you really are looking to die soon. It's mandatory. But to become experienced enough & complacent after your first 100 or 200 or more hours to skip it or just plain no longer use it, you will eventually pay the ultimate price.I took the manufacturer checklist for both the build and pre-jump, and rephrased them in language I'm totally comfortable with with photos, laminated them, and they are on the table every time I assemble and every time I dive. Every time. No exceptions. And I would strongly advise that when you are assembling or doing a pre-jump check, find a space devoid of distractions, and focus 100% on the task at hand. It somebody insists on distracting you, move, or tell them to piss off and apologize later. They don't understand.Treat your rebreather with respect, do your maintenance, don't be cheap(!!), use checklists, and you will be around for the next dive and not a face on a slideshow someday.
It sounds as if the audio is either taken directly from a poorly used mic or is being taken from directly in front of a speaker. For the next RF I would ask that someone remedies this please.
I am a Pilot and this was an exceptional presentation as am going into CCR's. Thanks Richie.
What an excellent talk by Richie; suprised no one has made any comments in the last 20 months. I'm a new CCR diver, and I couldn't agree more with his points. If you are new to CCR like myself, then a checklist isn't an option for you anyway, unless you really are looking to die soon. It's mandatory. But to become experienced enough & complacent after your first 100 or 200 or more hours to skip it or just plain no longer use it, you will eventually pay the ultimate price.I took the manufacturer checklist for both the build and pre-jump, and rephrased them in language I'm totally comfortable with with photos, laminated them, and they are on the table every time I assemble and every time I dive. Every time. No exceptions. And I would strongly advise that when you are assembling or doing a pre-jump check, find a space devoid of distractions, and focus 100% on the task at hand. It somebody insists on distracting you, move, or tell them to piss off and apologize later. They don't understand.Treat your rebreather with respect, do your maintenance, don't be cheap(!!), use checklists, and you will be around for the next dive and not a face on a slideshow someday.
Terrible sound... again unfortunately
It sounds as if the audio is either taken directly from a poorly used mic or is being taken from directly in front of a speaker. For the next RF I would ask that someone remedies this please.