How Stupid Would This Be?

[scubadog76]

Due to the liability of the world we live in, I don't think you will find anyone to "encourage" you to do this. If someone says go and something happens, Lawyers will circle like gnats. This sport and it standards have mostly evolved around the buddy system. That is how you and eveyone else have been trained. Going beyond that training, you increase YOUR risk. If you plan to do this anyway, you may want to post your procedures. You plan to have Jr. on the surface helping you out. I don't know if you meant like ice diving where a rope is tied to the diver (not the equipment) and a series of tugs signaled back and forth indicate problems....2 tugs from land and the diver signals back with 2 tugs their okay. 4 tugs indicate a prob. If you had similar plans to this, would jr. be physically able to help you out if the need arose? Similar things like this may look good on paper but not in water. Also, by asking a consensous if you should do this, it would indicate there is a little voice barking in your ear against it.(kinda like the Watsons girl) It sucks listening to it, but you usually should. Ultimately, tpscuba's suggestion is the best. I'm sure they can find a buddy for you seeing as you are probably 1 of 100's who have lost items of importance there. You'll probably even find people in town here that will go treasure hunting with you. Best of luck on this, Jeff.