Pushing Air Margins
Incident Date
1907-04-05
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 |