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Sta.sh
like the bad taste bear to hahaha.... dive mascot?
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Gives a fairly good account of the various systems we've used (this isn't my site or anything to do with me). We use the 'lazy shot' more than the full deco station. The signing in ring/slate goes on the jump line from the shot to the station/lazy shot. Everyone signs in on the way down, and signs out on the way up. Usually its just a clip with your name on or something.
The key is to get the jump line deep enough, 30-40m seems to be the norm. The last pair to sign out disconnect it (use a quick disconnect carabiner or something, don't tie it in) and as long as there is 4-6lb weight on the bottom of the jump line/lazy shot, it'll swing down and the lazy / station (which everyone is on) will float away nicely.
We've got a station in our club but haven't used it much lately ; skippers doing this sort of diving tend to provide their own lazy shot.
I prefer a station over the lazy shot as it spreads the divers out more. 12 divers trying to finish their deco around a single shotline at 6m doesn't work too well
The bear is my signing in 'thing' ; it gets clipped onto the bottom of the jump line... fairly easy to distinguish from all the others
This sort of thing only works though if *everyone* returns to the shotline at the end of the dive...
Some skippers here like everyone to send up a dSMB when they're on the station/lazy, but that can be a bit tricky if there are 12 divers around you all trying to send up bags.... look out above!
New shipwreck? Sounds good! Always nice to be the first ones to dive something
hmm i don't like the idea of 12 SMB's going up from one location.... could get messy...
yeah a new ship wreak, not too big but still not a small one, maybe 50m long i have seen it from 40m as i was a support diver for them, did not go deeper than that though.
another training dive today haha, still not happy with the gear setup
Having seen the chaos that results when 12 people send up their SMBs at about the same time, in about the same location, midwater, I'd definitely suggest not doing it...
New wreck sounds good - how deep is it?
If its any consolation, it took me ages before I was happy with my gear configuration etc. Then I switched to CCR and 2 years on am equally unhappy with the new config! Gives me something to sort out this winter, if nothing else