Helpful Hints - OTS MK-7 BUDDY-LINE User Manual

1. All training should be conducted in a controlled environment such as a
swimming pool.
2. All personnel who intend to use this system should read and fully understand
this manual and equipment before they use it.
3. Divers should be dressed in such a manner that they can disconnect quickly
from the ComRope and/or earphone-microphone assembly.
4. The ComRope should be strain-relieved at both the diver's and tender's ends.
It is extremely important the divers have the ComRope strain-relieved to their
harness or buoyancy compensator and not to the full-face mask.
5. The topside tender is in control of the rope topside, ensuring that it is not
getting tangled and that it is not a safety hazard for those walking about.
6. The divers should be aware of their surroundings, making sure their
ComRopes do not become entangled.
7. When a diver must enter the water by jumping into the water, the following is
the recommended procedure: The diver should step up to the end of the pier
or edge from which he is about to jump. The ComRope will be connected to
the diver, who will have a hand-hold on the ComRope. The tender should
lower enough slack so as to just touch the water. The diver looking out
toward the horizon will start his giant step. As the diver steps off, he turns
to face the tender holding on to the ComRope. When he enters the water,
he should be looking at the tender.
If the diver plans to make a jump, it is extremely important the tender does not
forget to pull slack in the ComRope. The ComRope should barely touch the
water while still being attached to the diver. This gives the diver the amount
of rope necessary to hit the water with some slack. If there is no slack in the
rope, the diver could be seriously hurt by being hung or jarred.
SECTION 8

HELPFUL HINTS

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