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Overheard a dive supervisor say 'just wing it' on a 60 foot repair
Last week in Port Fourchon I heard a guy tell his tender to wing it on a riser clamp install. 60 feet down with 2 knot current and we're winging it. I walked away. That's how you get bent or dead. Anyone else walk off jobs when safety gets ignored like that?
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daniel59329d ago
That "just wing it" stuff makes me think of that report I read about the Byford Dolphin accident. People don't realize how bad things can get when you skip procedure on a dive. 60 feet is deep enough for narcosis or a bad squeeze if something goes wrong with the lift bags. The current alone makes it dumb. You have to have a solid plan or somebody's getting hurt. Walking away sounds like the right call to me.
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dylan_bell29d ago
People really jump to the worst case when they hear about diving, but most of the time these things go fine if you've got basic competency. Unless you're completely ignoring your depth or running out of gas, narcosis at 60 feet is pretty mild and manageable. @daniel593 is making it sound like a death wish, but plenty of people wing it with a solid foundation and come up just fine.
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