[diveinfo] [kennyp56@centurytel.net: Fw: O2 handeling & procedures]

[Jean-Sebastien Morisset]

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Kenny P.

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From: "Jarrod Jablonski" <JJ@halcyon.net>
To: "Shlomi Palnitsky" <palnizky@internet-zahav.net>; "Jarrod Jablonski" 
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Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: O2 hendeling & procedures


>This one will never die and the liability and long shot risk makes it 
>tough
>for anyone not to back cleaning. The problem really relates more to what 
>is
>"clean"?
>
>6.2 Special Preparations for Elevated Oxygen Concentrations
>. . . . .  .
> . . . . . .
>     In the end, the debate over oxygen cleaning is less a disagreement
>over whether equipment should be clean; rather it is a debate over
>inconsistency and the erroneous application of existing guidelines.  For
>example, equipment that is "oxygen clean" is no longer "oxygen clean" when
>filled with air that is not classified as oxygen compatible. In practice,
>few divers follow this guideline; meaning that for them to conform to the
>existing guidelines, after each such fill their equipment would have to be
>"oxygen cleaned".  Divers should seek facilities that fill tanks with
>oxygen compatible air or air of similar quality.
>
>6.3 Oxygen Cleaning
>     What people understand by "oxygen cleaning" varies greatly. In the
>diving world, the term "oxygen cleaning" is well known, nonetheless, 
>divers
>differ greatly with respect to what this means exactly or how to 
>accomplish
>it.  At its most extreme, it is individuals in special outfits cleaning in
>"clean rooms"; at its other it is individuals "cleaning" in filthy
>condition surrounded by an array of contaminants. In any case, it is 
>likely
>that a sensible approach toward oxygen cleaning will reap the greatest
>rewards, and that attention to it will provide acceptable results.
>     While the consensus in the SCUBA industry is that oxygen cleaning
>below 40% is not necessary, nonetheless, many divers find it more 
>practical
>to establish uniform cleaning guidelines for all their equipment.  Rather
>than dedicate a specific regulator to a specific function, most divers
>maintain equipment equally and use it interchangeably. Therefore, should 
>an
>equipment failure cause one component to be moved into oxygen service, the
>diver need not be concerned about varying cleaning parameters.  . . . .
>
>At 01:28 AM 7/15/2001 +0200, Shlomi Palnitsky wrote:
>>Hi
>>An ANDI instrector told me about ANDI standard for O2 handling . tank and
>>reg must be serviced for O2 use from 23% O2 and no filling / diving 100% 
>>O2 .
>>what is the GUE & WKPP protocol for O2 hendeling & procedures  ?.
>>
>>Shlomi
>>ISRAEL
>>
>
>Jarrod Jablonski
>
>CEO- Halcyon Manufacturing
>President- Global Underwater Explorers
>
>Halcyon Manufacturing www.halcyon.net
>Halcyon manufacturing produces some of the scuba industry's most novel and
>robust diving equipment designed by many of diving's most active 
>explorers.
>From the world record Halcyon rebreather to revolutionary lighting and
>life support equipment our companies are revolutionizing the manufacturing
>of aquatic equipment.
>
>Global Underwater Explorers www.gue.com
>Global Underwater Explorers is a non-profit educational, research, and
>exploratory organization. GUE regularly engages in international
>expeditions and has hundreds of dedicated members around the world. From
>entry level technical diver training to advanced exploratory, research and
>filming projects GUE is widely considered one of the world's most diverse
>and capable aquatic organizations.
>



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