No mainline in the eye?

At Lori's suggestion, all the non-diving parts of this thread have been moved to the Fill Station :-)

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Originally Posted by stairman

After getting abused for my post,personally I dont mind there not being a line eather.I only swim the eye once a year on average and have done it without running a line and while running one.I use the ear so I can get further in the system anyways.I thought for safety a goldline woulnt hurt.I never realied that intro divers could not access the catacombs if a goldline ran through because they arent suppose to make any jumps from one line to another.Could it be that an intro diver couldnt explore the eye if a goldline was run because after the initial tie off from the cavern,they would have to eather turn around at the end of the line or break a rule and add a spool to the mainline in the ear?I cant remember if intro divers can make a gap from the end of one line to the other.

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That would be correct statement. Intro divers cannot make any jumps, they are limited to main line penetration only.

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Originally Posted by TonyDCaver

That would be correct statement. Intro divers cannot make any jumps, they are limited to main line penetration only.

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Actually, even if it was lined, an intro diver could explore the catacombs if he's on the same primary reel that he tied off at the eye. Even though it would be a paralell line to the "installed gold line" it wouldn't be out of standards. He could then tie into the "main system" gold line further down the cavern before the lips.

If I am missunderstanding the standards, Instructors please correct my statement, and my apologies in advance.

Safe Diving

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Originally Posted by Mike Edmonston

Actually, even if it was lined, an intro diver could explore the catacombs if he's on the same primary reel that he tied off at the eye. Even though it would be a paralell line to the "installed gold line" it wouldn't be out of standards. He could then tie into the "main system" gold line further down the cavern before the lips.

If I am missunderstanding the standards, Instructors please correct my statement, and my apologies in advance.

Safe Diving

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That is sort of twisting the standards in my own opinion. But thats just what it is, my opinion. I agree, any instructors that could enlighten us?

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Originally Posted by TonyDCaver

That is sort of twisting the standards in my own opinion. But thats just what it is, my opinion. I agree, any instructors that could enlighten us?

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What is wrong with having an intro diver run the reel a couple of hundred feet?


Maybe then they would be actually good at running the reel by full cave...