cave diver training tunnels what do you think??
Hi guys!,
I am an industrial designer and I am designing products for cave divers. I would like to design a training tunnel to be used by cave divers in swimminng pools in the early stages of the cave diver course.
The tunnel would be made of tranparent material to allow the instructor to see the diver, and also an easy escape hatch for if something goes wrong. The tunnel would be simmilar in design to childrens play tunnels and therefore fold easily and be easily transported.
I would really appreciate any information or feedback on the idea and the detail of the design, such as:
What to make length? Diameter? Changing Diameter?
Shape Of tunnel, Straight of Curved?
Inside texture of tunnels?
What kinds of skills could be practised in the tunnels?ie anti-silting?
I have heard from some sources that concrete practise tunnels exsist already in swimming pools, is this true and if so what are they like? size/length/ Shape?
How many Austrailan are cavedivers?
I would love to hear any suggstions, feedback or even critisisms on the concept.
Thanxs guys hope to hear from you all!!
Shazz :lol:
Re: cave diver training tunnels what do you think??
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Originally Posted by shazza
Hi guys!,
I am an industrial designer and I am designing products for cave divers. I would like to design a training tunnel to be used by cave divers in swimminng pools in the early stages of the cave diver course.
I think very few swimming pools would allow enough "cave" to be worth much training-wise. I think you'd have to build something in a decent sized quarry to allow any kind of realistic training environment. Maybe have trapdoors every so often in the top of the "cave" which would lead to a fresh air pocket, allowing a panicked diver to recover without allowing them to bolt to the surface and risk injury.
Not sure if there would be much of a demand for something like this, though. The only commercially viable idea I can think of is if you put something like this in SeaWorld, and charged OW divers $100 to swim through the "cave". The downside, of course, would be that some of them would then think they were cave trained :(