safest shallowest depth for passing ships

In article <bPQrf.81122$Jk7.4908105@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
Xavier <Xavier@nospam.be> wrote:
>Diving in the channel and a ship comes over , what is the shallowest safe
>depth to wait till it passed ...
>
>I heard that the keel depth is about 13 meters ... unless it is the berge
>stahl which has 22,8 meters!
>
>You coud say stay at the bottom but suppose you are just finishing your dive
>...
>
>Anyone a clue?

Dive with a skipper who has a clue and can fly the correct A flag and
maintain radio contact with passing boats, if required. Also is decoing
mid-channel, use a station or lazy to keep everyone together.

There should never be any excuse for a boat to pass over head if your
skipper is doing his job right (*and* You have follwed his instructions
about keeping together/lazy shot, etc.)

Saying that, I know someone who's pillar valve was knocked off by the
prop. on the old tug that Bovisand used to use for the shuttle dives,
and someone else who has a gash in their hood when a RIB went by overhead
just as he was about to surface ...

Gordon

In article <bPQrf.81122$Jk7.4908105@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
Xavier <Xavier@nospam.be> wrote:
>Diving in the channel and a ship comes over , what is the shallowest safe
>depth to wait till it passed ...
>
>I heard that the keel depth is about 13 meters ... unless it is the berge
>stahl which has 22,8 meters!
>
>You coud say stay at the bottom but suppose you are just finishing your dive
>...
>
>Anyone a clue?

Dive with a skipper who has a clue and can fly the correct A flag and
maintain radio contact with passing boats, if required. Also is decoing
mid-channel, use a station or lazy to keep everyone together.

There should never be any excuse for a boat to pass over head if your
skipper is doing his job right (*and* You have follwed his instructions
about keeping together/lazy shot, etc.)

Saying that, I know someone who's pillar valve was knocked off by the
prop. on the old tug that Bovisand used to use for the shuttle dives,
and someone else who has a gash in their hood when a RIB went by overhead
just as he was about to surface ...

Gordon

In article <bPQrf.81122$Jk7.4908105@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
Xavier <Xavier@nospam.be> wrote:
>Diving in the channel and a ship comes over , what is the shallowest safe
>depth to wait till it passed ...
>
>I heard that the keel depth is about 13 meters ... unless it is the berge
>stahl which has 22,8 meters!
>
>You coud say stay at the bottom but suppose you are just finishing your dive
>...
>
>Anyone a clue?

Dive with a skipper who has a clue and can fly the correct A flag and
maintain radio contact with passing boats, if required. Also is decoing
mid-channel, use a station or lazy to keep everyone together.

There should never be any excuse for a boat to pass over head if your
skipper is doing his job right (*and* You have follwed his instructions
about keeping together/lazy shot, etc.)

Saying that, I know someone who's pillar valve was knocked off by the
prop. on the old tug that Bovisand used to use for the shuttle dives,
and someone else who has a gash in their hood when a RIB went by overhead
just as he was about to surface ...

Gordon

In article <bPQrf.81122$Jk7.4908105@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
Xavier <Xavier@nospam.be> wrote:
>Diving in the channel and a ship comes over , what is the shallowest safe
>depth to wait till it passed ...
>
>I heard that the keel depth is about 13 meters ... unless it is the berge
>stahl which has 22,8 meters!
>
>You coud say stay at the bottom but suppose you are just finishing your dive
>...
>
>Anyone a clue?

Dive with a skipper who has a clue and can fly the correct A flag and
maintain radio contact with passing boats, if required. Also is decoing
mid-channel, use a station or lazy to keep everyone together.

There should never be any excuse for a boat to pass over head if your
skipper is doing his job right (*and* You have follwed his instructions
about keeping together/lazy shot, etc.)

Saying that, I know someone who's pillar valve was knocked off by the
prop. on the old tug that Bovisand used to use for the shuttle dives,
and someone else who has a gash in their hood when a RIB went by overhead
just as he was about to surface ...

Gordon

In article <bPQrf.81122$Jk7.4908105@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
Xavier <Xavier@nospam.be> wrote:
>Diving in the channel and a ship comes over , what is the shallowest safe
>depth to wait till it passed ...
>
>I heard that the keel depth is about 13 meters ... unless it is the berge
>stahl which has 22,8 meters!
>
>You coud say stay at the bottom but suppose you are just finishing your dive
>...
>
>Anyone a clue?

Dive with a skipper who has a clue and can fly the correct A flag and
maintain radio contact with passing boats, if required. Also is decoing
mid-channel, use a station or lazy to keep everyone together.

There should never be any excuse for a boat to pass over head if your
skipper is doing his job right (*and* You have follwed his instructions
about keeping together/lazy shot, etc.)

Saying that, I know someone who's pillar valve was knocked off by the
prop. on the old tug that Bovisand used to use for the shuttle dives,
and someone else who has a gash in their hood when a RIB went by overhead
just as he was about to surface ...

Gordon

In article <bPQrf.81122$Jk7.4908105@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
Xavier <Xavier@nospam.be> wrote:
>Diving in the channel and a ship comes over , what is the shallowest safe
>depth to wait till it passed ...
>
>I heard that the keel depth is about 13 meters ... unless it is the berge
>stahl which has 22,8 meters!
>
>You coud say stay at the bottom but suppose you are just finishing your dive
>...
>
>Anyone a clue?

Dive with a skipper who has a clue and can fly the correct A flag and
maintain radio contact with passing boats, if required. Also is decoing
mid-channel, use a station or lazy to keep everyone together.

There should never be any excuse for a boat to pass over head if your
skipper is doing his job right (*and* You have follwed his instructions
about keeping together/lazy shot, etc.)

Saying that, I know someone who's pillar valve was knocked off by the
prop. on the old tug that Bovisand used to use for the shuttle dives,
and someone else who has a gash in their hood when a RIB went by overhead
just as he was about to surface ...

Gordon

In article <bPQrf.81122$Jk7.4908105@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
Xavier <Xavier@nospam.be> wrote:
>Diving in the channel and a ship comes over , what is the shallowest safe
>depth to wait till it passed ...
>
>I heard that the keel depth is about 13 meters ... unless it is the berge
>stahl which has 22,8 meters!
>
>You coud say stay at the bottom but suppose you are just finishing your dive
>...
>
>Anyone a clue?

Dive with a skipper who has a clue and can fly the correct A flag and
maintain radio contact with passing boats, if required. Also is decoing
mid-channel, use a station or lazy to keep everyone together.

There should never be any excuse for a boat to pass over head if your
skipper is doing his job right (*and* You have follwed his instructions
about keeping together/lazy shot, etc.)

Saying that, I know someone who's pillar valve was knocked off by the
prop. on the old tug that Bovisand used to use for the shuttle dives,
and someone else who has a gash in their hood when a RIB went by overhead
just as he was about to surface ...

Gordon

Prevention is key, no doubt about that, but we are talking about a WHAT-IF
here ....
(ship not responding to radio signals, Aflag etc ...)

So the question remains ...

Anyone having an answer?

Xavier



"Gordon Henderson" <gordon@lion.drogon.net> schreef in bericht
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> In article <bPQrf.81122$Jk7.4908105@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
> Xavier <Xavier@nospam.be> wrote:
> >Diving in the channel and a ship comes over , what is the shallowest safe
> >depth to wait till it passed ...
> >
> >I heard that the keel depth is about 13 meters ... unless it is the berge
> >stahl which has 22,8 meters!
> >
> >You coud say stay at the bottom but suppose you are just finishing your
dive
> >...
> >
> >Anyone a clue?
>
> Dive with a skipper who has a clue and can fly the correct A flag and
> maintain radio contact with passing boats, if required. Also is decoing
> mid-channel, use a station or lazy to keep everyone together.
>
> There should never be any excuse for a boat to pass over head if your
> skipper is doing his job right (*and* You have follwed his instructions
> about keeping together/lazy shot, etc.)
>
> Saying that, I know someone who's pillar valve was knocked off by the
> prop. on the old tug that Bovisand used to use for the shuttle dives,
> and someone else who has a gash in their hood when a RIB went by overhead
> just as he was about to surface ...
>
> Gordon

Prevention is key, no doubt about that, but we are talking about a WHAT-IF
here ....
(ship not responding to radio signals, Aflag etc ...)

So the question remains ...

Anyone having an answer?

Xavier



"Gordon Henderson" <gordon@lion.drogon.net> schreef in bericht
news:doorg8$qsl$1@lion.drogon.net...
> In article <bPQrf.81122$Jk7.4908105@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
> Xavier <Xavier@nospam.be> wrote:
> >Diving in the channel and a ship comes over , what is the shallowest safe
> >depth to wait till it passed ...
> >
> >I heard that the keel depth is about 13 meters ... unless it is the berge
> >stahl which has 22,8 meters!
> >
> >You coud say stay at the bottom but suppose you are just finishing your
dive
> >...
> >
> >Anyone a clue?
>
> Dive with a skipper who has a clue and can fly the correct A flag and
> maintain radio contact with passing boats, if required. Also is decoing
> mid-channel, use a station or lazy to keep everyone together.
>
> There should never be any excuse for a boat to pass over head if your
> skipper is doing his job right (*and* You have follwed his instructions
> about keeping together/lazy shot, etc.)
>
> Saying that, I know someone who's pillar valve was knocked off by the
> prop. on the old tug that Bovisand used to use for the shuttle dives,
> and someone else who has a gash in their hood when a RIB went by overhead
> just as he was about to surface ...
>
> Gordon

Prevention is key, no doubt about that, but we are talking about a WHAT-IF
here ....
(ship not responding to radio signals, Aflag etc ...)

So the question remains ...

Anyone having an answer?

Xavier



"Gordon Henderson" <gordon@lion.drogon.net> schreef in bericht
news:doorg8$qsl$1@lion.drogon.net...
> In article <bPQrf.81122$Jk7.4908105@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
> Xavier <Xavier@nospam.be> wrote:
> >Diving in the channel and a ship comes over , what is the shallowest safe
> >depth to wait till it passed ...
> >
> >I heard that the keel depth is about 13 meters ... unless it is the berge
> >stahl which has 22,8 meters!
> >
> >You coud say stay at the bottom but suppose you are just finishing your
dive
> >...
> >
> >Anyone a clue?
>
> Dive with a skipper who has a clue and can fly the correct A flag and
> maintain radio contact with passing boats, if required. Also is decoing
> mid-channel, use a station or lazy to keep everyone together.
>
> There should never be any excuse for a boat to pass over head if your
> skipper is doing his job right (*and* You have follwed his instructions
> about keeping together/lazy shot, etc.)
>
> Saying that, I know someone who's pillar valve was knocked off by the
> prop. on the old tug that Bovisand used to use for the shuttle dives,
> and someone else who has a gash in their hood when a RIB went by overhead
> just as he was about to surface ...
>
> Gordon