| NIGHT RECON-TEAM |
| FINAL TEAM BRIEFING *GULF OF MEXICO *1900 HRS *DEEP WRECK RECON DROP -12 MAN TEAM |
| DIVERS ARE TEAMED -UP IN GROUPS DETERMINED BY SPECIFIC TASK, TRAINING LEVEL, AND O2 CONSUMPTION EACH DIVER BREATHES A CUSTOM AIR MIXTURE ALL TANKS ARE PRE- FILLED AND MIXED ACCORDING TO THE DEPTH TOLERANCES EACH TEAM WILL ENCOUNTER AT THEIR SET TASK DEPTH LIMIT. SPECIFIC DEPTH- TOXICITY LIMITS ARE STRICTLY ADHERED TO |
WITH LIGHT SYSTEMS CHECKED AND COMPUTERS SET, THE TEAM AWAITS THE CAPTAIN'S CALL TO THE DIVE PLATFORM AFTER COMPASS COORDINATES ARE SET, THE TEAMS NAVIGATE TO THEIR TASK SITES. WHEN AIR LIMITS ARE REACHED THE TEAMS ASCEND TO PRE- DESIGNATED PICK UP POINTS |
| ROLL-CALL AND TEAM BRIEFING FINAL ASSIGNMENTS ARE GIVEN OUT AND TEAMS ARE ROLL-CALLED WITH THEIR NAMES WRITTEN DOWN ON THE DROP LOG SECOND ROLL CALL IS GIVEN DURING AND FOLLOWING DIVER RETRIEVAL ALL ARE DE-BRIEFED FOLLOWING THE DROP |
| MANY OF OUR EXPEDITIONS ARE CONDUCTED AT NIGHT. DIVING AT NIGHT POSES HUGE LOGISTIC DEMANDS, WHICH WE TRAIN FOR REGULARLY WE ALSO LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T SEE THE SHARKS IN THE DARK, WHICH MAKES IT EASIER TO PRETEND THAT THEY AREN'T THERE!! |