Pushing Air Margins
Incident Date
1975-04-05
Incident Description
1975 LNRC:A diver pushing Sump 8 realized too late that he gone down too deep for the air that he was carrying. Although he surfaced safely he then had an insufficient margin to return through Sumps 7 to 2. Fortunately the party was able to bleed air from another divers set via the pressure gauge hose.
Lessons Learned
Manage air within safe margins.
| Factors |
|
| Line Management |
Unknown |
| Gas Management |
Major |
| Equipment Management |
Unknown |
| Equipment Failure |
Unknown |
| Training |
Unknown |
| Medical |
Unknown |
| Planning |
Unknown |
| Procedural Error |
Major |
| Cave Environment |
Unknown |
| Weather |
Unknown |
| Other Factor |
Unknown |
