lost line drill with dpv

[Rich]

Any thoughts on this protocol??Bill

Hey Bill!
I'd just clip my scooter off on the butt d ring (as if I was swimming out a dead scooter..eg cradling it between my legs) and do a standard line search. The scooter shouldn't really make much difference...especially when you have a Silent Hope this helps bud!
Safe diving,
Rich

[cavdiver2]

I think the right thing to do is stop drop the scooter and use it as a tie off point to start your lost line search. This way your not making things worse trying to find a starting point. Don't forget you can always go back for the scooter but not your life. This may have been said but this is my 2 cents worth.

Michael McDonald

[swimndive]

There are several ways one can "loose the line" while scootering, and the procedures for each will vary. A lost line due to impaired perception or visibility would require a different procedure from a broken line or perhaps one that became wrapped then broken and finally lost. The most important thing to remember is to not make the situation any worse. One can then observe orient decide and then act in a proper fashion to return to the first frame of the scene of the accident. You know the one where everything was fine, right before the one where someone yelled oh sh..! That distance should never be more than a few seconds. Seems obvious, but apparently, it is not. Every one please have a safe and Happy New Year.