Ice diving

[JointVentureDive]

ARCHFLASH and DETECTORGUY.
I like what you both said.
Archflash, you thoughts one limiting the signals and keeping it simple if you will,  seems to be the most practical.

DetectorGuy,  you thoughts on  ("That Safety diver just swam 138 yards! If the diver was lost at 175' the safety diver would need to swim 552 yards!)  was brilliant.  Just think about the multiple of the 360 at 175  feet.)  ALSO... ( BRILLIANT)

Also,  GRUMPIE (WHAT A NAME)  had something in one of his posts about max length the PSD divers go.  I think that makes a lot of sense to.

I do not like all of the signals 1, 2, 3, 4, or 1, 2, 3, 4 depending upon if you a tender or the diver.  to confusing, and


I ALSO LIKED WHAT DECTECTORGUY wrote:  (That is OK... if at the dive site a short Pre-task-Plan is made with all parties involved and agree as to what is going to be used on that particular day. This sounds good but if you all agree to it on the surface and when the sh@% hits the fan on the bottom that diver forgot what was discussed. He just knows that he is in trouble and starting to freak. If is were a "learned" rope signal and not just a "heard that day" signal it would be second nature. )  I AGREE, PEOPLE REACT TO WHAT THEY'VE BEEN TAUGHT AS 2ND NATURE, MORE SO THEN ON A PRE DIVE PLAN if poop hits the fan. 

Also I read a (Post) from MAXFACTOR from a year ago where he suggested that the ice divers and or shop instructors get together and STANDARDIZE a procedure, so that everyone is on the same page.  Thats make a lot of sense to me.


QUESTION,  for the ice divers  ..
Do you ever cut multiple holes in the ice example...  (2)    one would be about 125 feet " say North "  of your original main dive hole. 

Do you ever drop a main line down and light it with a strobe or anything like that?
Thanks for any thoughts you have.

Nicki.