Diver one of sixteen to die using high-tech gear

[Groovekitty]

Divermole,

Relative to bailout situations - the only thing that scares me about any closed circut rebreather is the possibility of malfunction. What do you do if the alarm doesn't sound, or you don't hear it, or your buddy doesn't hear it, or whatever and your kit delivers you a toxic hit of O2?

I know you can plan for other types of malfuctions and try to anticipate problems in general with all types of diving, but what is your personal opinion or rationale for a scenario such as this? Do you think of this as a calculated risk or as a risk inherent to CCR units?

Personally, I don't see any rationale for using a device that has the potential to kill you. Now, I know all diving is dangerous, and potentiall hazardous, but what I am getting at is trusting your life to a device that you really have no control over.

I am very interested to see how the mind of a CCR diver works for this very reason.

Best,
~groovekitty*