‘Ello everyone,
At the moment I’m putting together a counterweight (counterballast) system to be attached to a 12-person scuba diving boat. I would like to know if anyone has ever needed to use a counterweight in an emergency - what the circumstances were & if you think anything in particular should be taken into account following this. I’m curious about this partly because I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone actually using a counterweight for rescue purposes on the kind of dives they’re often employed for: CW/FIM/CNF. (I’m not referring to sled-assisted disciplines here.)
I’d also be interested in hearing any examples of problems people have had with lanyards during their dives.
Not looking forward to reading your horror stories, but here goes…
Cheers,
Fred
