No doubt that he saved his fellow diver’s life. Unfortunately the weather has turned cold and I have to content myself with writing about other people’s diving for now…Ī UK Diver received a bravery award at Buckingham Palace for rescuing another diver in trouble. Tags: Adventure, Belize, burst disc, Diving, Diving fatality, Diving Rescue, hydro test, hydrostatic test, Rescue Diver, SCUBA, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Scuba Tank, Sport, tank explosion, VIP, Visual Inspection Program I was truly amazed and delighted and now the pads are an essential part of my cold water diving kit.ĭiving in the News, October 13, 2012 NovemPosted by Chris Sullivan in Miscellany. Working it around the edge in circles gets it off in seconds. The pads were tiny, about 1cm x 2cm and I wondered how such a small amount could work. paramedic), recently gave me some alcohol prep pads and told me that the alcohol would neutralize the glue. I heard recently of a friend who couldn’t remove his until the following day!Īnother friend, an EMT (a.k.a. The method I learned early on was to wait as long as possible (several hours) to let the glue weaken, and then give it a steady pull until it came off, which meant walking around with it long after the dive. Once the dive is over, though, the catheter must be removed. When it works, which is almost all the time, it works beautifully, providing much needed relief to the diver. A further complication is that the strength of the glue can be inconsistent. The catheter need to be applied carefully so as (a) not to entangle hair in the glued inner surface, and (b) to have sufficient area of contact to maintain the integrity of the connection throughout the dive to discourage leaks. Thankfully this catheter is external, but the downside is that it uses glue to maintain its grip. A tube is attached to the valve, with a fitting on the end that goes to a ‘condom catheter’ (for male divers) which takes care of the skin to tube connection. For those unfamiliar with the device, the dry suit will have a valve on the upper inside thigh which can be opened and closed by the diver from the outside. I’ve had one on my dry suit for the last 3 or 4 years and wouldn’t leave home without it. When diving in a wet suit, the solution is obvious once you get your mind around it, but dry suits aren’t quite as accommodating.īack in the day, the solution was adult diapers (a.k.a. Good hydration is considered important in diving, especially decompression diving, so restricting liquids is not a great idea. Having to answer the call of nature during a long technical dive is commonplace. Tags: Decompression, Diving, Dry Suit, Scuba Equipment Getting out of a Sticky Situation AugPosted by Chris Sullivan in Equipment, Technical Diving.
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