Scuba Schools International (SSI) Technical Extended Range (TXR) prgrams come to Thailand

Koh Tao, Thailand -

Big Blue Tech will be hosting a SSI TechXR instructor and diver course starting on Monday the 15th of March until the 23rd of March.

This event will be conducted by SSI TechXR Instructor Trainer Ben Reymenants who is best known for his work for the chamber works in Thailand, developing technical diving in Maldives and holding world records for different diving activities from depth to environments including caves.

During this event Ben will be training Helen Artal (Big Blue Tech) Yvonne Fries (Big Blue Tech)  and Mikko Paasi (Koh Tao Divers) to become SSI TechXR Instructors. The instructor training portion is combined with the SSI TechXR diver level course for 2 students from various backgrounds.

SSI’s TechXR is a well founded Technical Diving program and it was created to take the recreational diver to an extreme level for their diving adventures.  Whether you are looking for the excitement of deep reef diving or the thrill of exploring wrecks located well past 40m (130 feet), SSI TechXR is a way to learn the training and experience necessary for you to complete every new adventure with confidence and skill.

Whatever your current diving ability, extended range diving will challenge you with environments, depths, bottom times, procedures, and equipment not commonly encountered by recreational divers. You will be experiencing advanced levels that require extensive knowledge, enhanced diving skills, and considerable experience.

SSI has developed these specific learning tools: a manual, interactive CD-ROM, Technical DiveLog and Technical Dive Slates. In addition, you rinstructor may also require you to have a personal copy of an advanced dive planning software program.  The courses available for you to take are: Advanced Nitrox, Technical Foundations, Decompression Procedures, Normoxic Trimix, and Advanced Decompression Procedures. You can take each of these courses individually or all at once.

You will develop confidence and comfort with these new skills through repetition and supervised experiences. Training will be designed to match your goals and objectives. SSI′s signature training method′s the “SSI Diver Diamond “and “Comfort Through Repetition” have been applied to keep the programs consistent and provide the same high quality education as other SSI products.

Big Blue Tech will be publishing updates and news as the course progess and plans to release SSI TechXR Programs to the general public at the end of the month.

International Training is pleased to announce the appointment of Michal Piskula as a member of the Training Advisory Panel.  A well respected, veteran TDI/SDI/ERDI Instructor-Trainer with vast experience in all aspects of SCUBA diving, Michal operates the Eastern Europe Regional Office of our organization in addition to running his own successful diving school.

He was instrumental in establishing TDI and SDI programs in the region and recently certified the Czech Police Diving Team under ERDI standards, helping grow the increasingly popular range of public safety diving programs internationally.

His contributions to reviewing training standards and materials are noteworthy and he has provided invaluable input to the development of new programs, including the professional rating of IT Staff Instructor, which was successfully trialed in the Czech Republic under Michal’s expert guidance prior to general release.

An extremely skilled wreck and cave diver who is also a renowned underwater photographer (see photo below), Michal brings a wealth of diving knowledge to the Training Advisory Panel.  Welcome, Michal!

The Training Advisory Panel (TAP) is charged with the responsibility of helping to develop, maintain, and enforce the training standards and educational materials used by divers and instructors teaching for and recieving training through, SDI, TDI and ERDI. The members of TAP are dive industry professional who have widely recognized experience as divers, dive educators, explorers, authors and photographers.

Ocean Management Systems Inc. (OMS) ANNOUNCES Safety Replacement OF BCS SEAL RING

Ocean Management Systems, Inc. (OMS) has notified the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), that OMS is voluntarily recalling approximately 19,790 Sealing Rings BCA-500. Molding variations in this part as used in the OMS Buoyancy Control System (BCS) could cause cracking or breakage of part, resulting in rapid loss of buoyancy, creating a potential drowning hazard. While this variation is not present in every Seal Ring (Item # BCA 500) It would be difficult to determine in the field which Seal Rings are suspect. Therefore we are requiring that all Seal Rings be updated with new assemblies. All NEW seal rings are equipped with reinforcement at critical areas.

There are a total of 19,790 BCS Seal Rings (Item # BCA 500) installed in 5730 BCS in use and from May 11, 2006 there have been reported of 19 failures. These failures were discovered during inspection, with no reports of injuries or death.

OMS BCSs were sold through Authorized OMS Dealers and Distributors with an MSRP of approximately $700.00.

How to read your date code: Date Code: 0805XXXX: 08= 2008 (year manufactured) 05=May (month manufactured) Last 4 numbers are used to identify that particular BC, ex. 05080001, 05080002 etc

WHAT TO DO:

What should I do to get my BCS Seal Ring Replaced?

CONSUMERS

Consumers should first look at the Warning label on their BCS. If the serial number on the BCS is listed in the recall list ABOVE then:

1. Stop using your BCS

2. Contact your local OMS dealer or distributor for a no charge repair

3. How do I find a nearby dealer?

4. If you are a USA or Canadian customer access the OMS website ( http://omsdive.com/dealerb.html) and input your zip code or if in Canada input your Province for the nearest dealer.

5. If you are an international customer input your country for the nearest distributor.

6. If you are unable to access the OMS website: you can call 845 692 3600, send a fax to 845 692 3623, or email OMS at recall@omsdive.com for dealer or distributor information.

Big Blue Tech have revised their website to include the release of the new PADI TecRec courses we’ll start offering in the new year of 2010.

In September of 2009 PADI released the new technical diving cirriculum to the public with a new name and new standards. Many say PADI have made a move to follow the trend of modular teaching which are already in place with other diving agencies like TDI and IANTD. Additionally PADI have invited Cave Diving Instructors to develop their own courses called “TecRec Cave Diver” which will be specific to the instructor/author and suit the local conditions and methods.

With this change it appears PADI have also dropped the name “DSAT” which stood for “Design, Science and Technology” which didn’t really suite as the cover for their technical diving branch.

In January of 2010 Big Blue Tech will be releasing PADI Cave Diving courses designed for technical divers. This course will be distinctive to Big Blue Tech as it has been written by us. The other TecRec courses have been released for quite some time and can be seen below:

PADI TecRec
PADI Tec 40
PADI Tec 45
PADI Tec 50
PADI Tec Trimix 65
PADI Tec Trimix Diver
PADI Gas Blender
PADI Trimix Blender
PADI Tec Cavern
PADI Tec Intro to Cave
PADI Tec Cave

You can also read more on the PADI TecRec blog:TecRec Cave Diver

In 2010 Big Blue Tech will begin distribution of the OMS Side-Mount System called the OMS ‘PROFILE’. Big Blue Tech saw this system first in February of 2009 while it was being trialled in the caves of Khao Sok National Park by one of it’s developers.

Along with the release of this new system will also be in the introduction of Side Mount courses including cavern, cave and technical diving specific course for the Side Mount popularity.

Side mount systems have been growing but because of problems importing the products to Thailand it has been difficult to get the market leading manufacturers products causing a slow reaction to this growing trend.

The official details can be found on the OMS website;

This system has filled a void and will offer the “at home” and traveling diver freedom from the weight concerns of handling “back mounted” doubles. Side-mount allows individuals with limited physical abilities and lower back issues to enjoy the redundancy of two tanks and two regulators by minimizing the amount of weight on the lower back and lowering the center of gravity for increased stability when entering/exiting the water. Additionally reaching behind your head to shut off or turn on your manifold valve is a thing of the past as both cylinder valves are near your hands. Traveling divers can relax knowing that easily available single tanks are all they need to enjoy redundancy and adequacy of gas supply for any dive around the world.

Features:
• Allows the diver to utilize most harness and wing systems (with standardized 11 inch O.C. hole spacing)
• Over the shoulder design keeps the wing close to the divers back and allows air to travel freely from divers left to right
• Integral bib adds over 1/8” inch of abrasion protection to the vulnerable top part of the wing
• No changes to the fit of the harness throughout the inflation of the wing from empty to full capacity
• Permits the Rebreather diver to back mount the CCR scrubber and side mount the Oxygen and Diluent cylinders
• Enables the diver to back mount the bottom gas and side mount the decompression gases
• Streamlines the diver allowing access to tight, remote, hard to reach caves and wreck passage ways.

Below are some pictures from the OMS Website about the new product.

Gloucestershire based Severn (7) Shipbuilders has designed and developed an innovative rigid inflatable boat that is able to submerge and operate underwater.

Inflatable boat designed as underwater vehicleThe primary use of this form of vessel is for carrying maintenance workers and their equipment to undertake underwater repairs and routine maintenance of underwater structures, such as oil rigs, production platforms and bridge supporting structures.

The primarily operating profile would have the vessels launched from a surface maintenance vessel, where they will quickly travel on the surface to near the designated working area, and then completely submerge to operating depth using electric motors for propulsion and manoeuvring.

The outer tubes will normally be open, and can be closed with simple valves and vents. Contained within these tubes will be an inflatable inner tube that will only be inflated underwater to provide positive buoyancy for re-surfacing. An underneath compartment will contain the main fuel tank and powerful lightweight batteries. This will be capable of being flooded to assist submerging and to maintain stability underwater.

The crew will all be wearing scuba and breathing equipment, and will also be carrying the necessary tools and equipment necessary for the task in hand. All crew will be trained as helmsmen, and will be able to carry out any function in the use of the vessels at all stages of its operational profile.

Means of exit and egress: The vessel is designed to allow the occupants to easily enter and exit through the open canopy roof and is constructed entirely from marine grade aluminium, with standard transverse and longitudinal framing

Author:
Justin Cunningham

Sidemounting traces its roots to the UK, where cavers would strap small air bottles to their thighs, enabling them to traverse sumps — short, water-filled passageways that connected air-filled chambers, often far into a cave. Cave divers in the USA began adopting sidemount in the early 1980s, as a means of passing through bedding planes — cave passages that can be several feet wide, but only a few inches high.

Among the earliest adopters of sidemount in the USA were Wes Skiles and Woody Jasper, who recognized sidemount as the best way to explore cave systems such as Cow Spring and Jug Hole. (You can read more about the early exploration of Cow Spring on the NSS-CDS website.)

The rigs created by these early cave explorers differed from those employed by their British counterparts in that the cylinders used were substantially larger, and the divers wore them under their arms for better balance and body position. Still, until the mid-1990s, any sidemount rig you saw was going to be homemade.

Things started to change in 1995, with the introduction of the Dive Rite Transpac. Shortly after its introduction, Dive Rite’s Lamar Hires began offering a variety of hardware solutions designed to help users adapt their Transpacs for sidemounting. Still, in many respects, these solutions were only slightly removed from their homemade predecessors.

The real sidemount revolution began ten years later, with the introduction of the Dive Rite Nomad, a ready-made, out-of-the-box harness designed specifically for sidemounting. Simply stated, the Nomad changed everything.

Prior to the Nomad, sidemounting was seen as solely for cave diving, and solely for those few cave divers who “pushed” the tightest of passageways. With the Nomad, sidemounting became mainstream — something that any cave or technical diver could adapt to, and something with benefits that went far beyond cave diving.

* With the diving population’s aging comes a realization that prancing around in heavy, backmounted doubles may not be the healthiest thing past your 50th birthday. When the possibility of back, neck, knee and ankle injuries increases, it’s time to look for alternatives.

* Sidemount divers don’t have to wear their tanks to the water. You can carry cylinders to the water’s edge, one at a time — or roll them there on a standard hand truck.

* Sidemount provides true redundancy, free from the worries associated with catastrophic manifold failure.

* Without the manifold constantly hitting you in the back of the head, you can actually look up and see what is going on in front of you.

* For traveling technical divers, sidemount means they no longer have to be hampered by the lack of manifolded doubles at their destination. As long as there are single 80s available, tech diving is possible.

* Harnesses like the Nomad also offer an excellent solution for rebreather divers. Technical rebreather diving requires that users carry one or more open-circuit bailout bottles. By mounting their rebreather on a harness like the Nomad, rebreather divers have a means to carry those bottles in a way that is both streamlined and efficient.

No good deed goes unpunished. As validation of its concept, Dive Rite now finds competing sidemount harnesses made by Golem, OMS, OxyCheq and others. On the flip side, sidemounting has been recognized as a an alternative tech and recreational configuration by agencies ranging from the NSS-CDS to PADI.

PADI course director Jeff Loflin now offers a PADI distinctive Specialty Diver course for recreational sidemount diving, along with a corresponding distinctive specialty for instructors.

Despite its growing popularity, sidemounting is not a panacea.

* You most likely don’t want to jump off a dive boat with high freeboard wearing sidemount — nor do you want to have to worry about getting back on board. (Sidemount may, however, be the better solution for diving from inflatables.)

* When diving in places like the caves of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, backmount is better suited for passing through the narrow openings between stalactites and columns.

Still, interest in sidemount is growing, by recreational and technical divers alike. In fact, there is a joke circulating in cave country about the veteran diver who shows up to dive with a much younger buddy. Looking over this elder’s highly Hogarthian doubles set up, the younger sidemounter remarks, “DIR? That’s so 90s…”

Two separate GUE scouting missions to Chinese caves in 2008 provide an opportunity to organize equipment, scout diving locations and develop community relationships. Unfortunately a November project is met with terrible diving conditions as heavy rains leave the caves undiveable. However, dry conditions eventually prevail and a GUE exploration team travels to China in February, 2009 to begin a detailed review of the region. The GUE team includes: Jarrod Jablonski, Casey McKinlay, David Rhea, Mark Garland, Gideon Liew and Andrew Cronan. The team is joined by David Deng from China and will focus upon outlining the complexity of the local caves in an attempt to outline realistic goals as well as necessary resources in the exploration of China’s massive cave systems.

Chinese government support, preliminary GUE success and a developing appreciation for the enormity of China’s massive cave systems encourage GUE to assemble a base of operations and a sustained series of GUE exploration projects. In addition to the unique potential for exploration, China is an ideal place to expand development of GUE Project Baseline. This conservation initiative calls for the development of local communities designed to support the long-term conservation of sensitive aquatic resources. The GUE team finds difficult conditions as they began documenting a complex series of massive chambers and remarkable dry caves. Preparations are underway for more extensive exploration in December, 2009 with a range of exciting developments detailed in an upcoming issue of Quest magazine.

SSS NETWORK & DDRC PRESENT
DDRC DIVER MEDIC TECHNICIAN
At the SSS Recompression Chamber in Koh Samui, Thailand
On 2nd November 2009
A trained Diver Medic Technician (DMT) is a person who will be expected and capable of performing a range of advanced medical techniques in an emergency.  The DMT might be expected and be capable to assist in the initial diagnosis and care of a patient as well as being able to take control of the situation until a Diving Doctor arrives.

This course will cover areas such as diving physics and physiology, gas laws, diving related illnesses and injuries and is an excellent course for those interested in dive medicine as well as being an introduction for physicians and nurses looking to specialize in hyperbaric medicine.
The DDRC (Diving Diseases Research Centre) course consists of 60 hours theory and around 30 hours practical work. Subjects to be covered include:
•    Respiratory & cardiac arrest and advanced airway management
•    Use of the external automatic defibrillator
•    Wound management, including fractures and burns
•    Oxygen administration and shock management
•    Caring for casualties on site and during transportation
•    Diving accidents – DCI and emergency chest decompression techniques
•    Intravenous infusion, theory of catheterisation
•    Care and treatment of the patient in the hyperbaric environment
•    Medical record keeping and liaison with medical services
•    Use of medical equipment in remote sites
The course also covers many internationally recognized first aid in the workplace syllabi.

Professionals from their specialist areas are sourced that have first hand knowledge.   Books and course materials are good quality industry standard and the equipment & facilities are state of the art.

The DMT Certification is valid for a period of 3 years, prior to expiry of the three year period a refresher course can be undertaken rather than being required to complete the full DMT course.  For the full DMT course the training takes place over 10 working days.  The DMT Refresher course takes place over 5 working days.
Course Costs:

Diver Medic Technician   10 Days (2 – 13 November)
Diver Medic Technician Refresher 5 days (9-13 November)

(Approximate cost in Thai Baht Full DMT Course 60,000 baht – Refresher 37,000 baht)

rEvo Rebreathers is extremely pleased to announce that it received confirmation that the rEvo III fully complies with prEN14143:2009, the basis for the (future) new rebreather standard EN14143:2009.

The EN14143:2009 will be the successor of the EN14143:2003, and is sent out to the national technical committees for inquiry. (which means that from that moment it can be used for certification.)

The compliance to the new rebreather standard is for both the manual version (mCCR) and for the automatic version (hCCR), in both sizes (standard and mini)

As soon as the last tests and certifications of some components (the tank valves and pressure gauges) are validated by the notified body, the Certificate will be issued.

Latest, starting January 1st 2010, rEvo Rebreathers will supply CE type approved units directly to the European market.

This result is obtained after more then 2 years of work, testing, developing, large investments (the rebreather testing facility), but also thanks to the feedback and support of our customers.

rEvo Rebreathers will continue to develop and support their customers.

Technical Diving International™ recently announced an agreement with Poseidon Diving Systems, to offer certification on its revolutionary Cis-Lunar Mk VI aCCR, and is offering active CCR instructors the opportunity to upgrade their teaching credentials to cover the automatic, sport-level unit. Instructor upgrades scheduled for NEC Birmingham Dive Show, and DEMA.

“The process is as simple as the unit itself is to operate,” says vice-president of training and membership services, Sean Harrison. “Any active, Closed-Circuit Rebreather instructor can attend the one-day workshop and earn his or her Discovery [Cis-Lunar Mk VI] instructor certification.”

Harrison explains that the unit is aimed at a whole new market and is quite different to ‘mainstream’ closed-circuit rebreathers.

“Poseidon’s Discovery is a remarkable design,” Harrison says. “And the design is the key to our members currently teaching CCR to be able to upgrade to teach it with a minimum of fuss.”

The Mk VI offers all the features of CCR over open-circuit – extended dive times, quiet operation, warm, humid breathing gas, and delivery of ideal gas mixes during all phases of the dive. But the real attraction of Poseidon’s Discovery CCR centers on its ease of use and automated pre-dive tests and operations. It is the simplification and automation of the unit prep and operation that will appeal to sport divers; people who have considered CCR diving but have been put off by their perception that it is complex and not worth the effort for dives within sport diving limits.

The pre-dive procedures for Poseidon’s entry into the CCR market is no more complex than preparing open-circuit gear, due to the pre-packed canister and the Mk VI’s ability to perform all pre-dive tests automatically; from checking gas volumes and loop pressure tests, to calibration of its redundant oxygen sensors. Procedures during the dive are equally simple due to automated operation and no option to “fly the rig manually.” In the unlikely event of any failures in the automated systems, the unit bails out to open-circuit mode.

“The unit promises to bring all the benefits of CCR diving to the avid sport diver, someone who is interested in new concepts in diving but who is less focused on the technical side of things than the average CCR diver has been up to this point. We feel the Discovery will help to open up the CCR market more than any other unit on the market today.”

TDI will be offering upgrades through hands-on workshops to active CCR instructors and instructor-trainers at NEC Birmingham Dive Show, DEMA and other shows and special events in the coming months.

EDGE is pleased to announce an industry first:  Manufacturer support for Technical Divers using EDGE’s Highly Optimized Gear (HOG) branded Technical Diving regulators.

While other organizations strive to increase instructors selling techniques, TDI moves to educate their instructors with real skills or the professional diving environment.

In conjunction with TDI (Technical Divers International), EDGE Dive Gear is offering certified technical divers (from any agency) the opportunity to attend HOG Regulator Repair Clinics, to buy parts and get service support from their local EDGE and HOG Dealer.

Chris Richardson of EDGE, a Technical Diving Instructor since 1995, explained the decision by saying: “Technical divers trust in their skills and ability; and the performance of their equipment in extremely  demanding conditions. Yet many technical divers choose to service and maintain their own equipment. They buy parts through the grey market and teach themselves service techniques with a book bought online and internet forums.”

Richardson says that in today’s market, technical divers who want to maintain and repair their own equipment should be given the training and tools to do so, “in full understanding of the added responsibility this puts on their shoulders.”

He added that in his experience, a “significant number” of technical divers are not fully connected with their local dive store and this program is one way to reverse things. “The HOG Regulator Repair Clinics are aimed at pulling technical divers back into dive stores, and the purchase of the course can provide a strong incentive for the tech diver to reinvest in the store brand.”

Steve Lewis, Director Marketing and Corporate Communications for TDI, and an experienced instructor-trainer for TDI programs adds: “EDGE is certainly breaking with tradition. But in the real world, we have to face up to the solid fact that many tech divers are a special market segment and DO work on their own gear without training. What Richardson and EDGE propose is simply a program that will help our members maintain some control over the situation and turn a growing gray market into a profit center.”

The course will be available from EDGE Dealers starting in November 2009. Instructors can be searched for at www.edge-gear.com or www.tdisdi.com

At DEMA show 2009, on Saturday, November 7, from 9 until 11 am at the Clarion Inn & Suites, EDGE and TDI will hold the first Instructor course. To become an instructor for the HOG Regulator clinic you must:

* Have attended six manufacturer’s clinics over last 5 years from any life support maufacturer
* Be a TDI, SDI or ERDI instructor in good standing (Crossovers available at DEMA)
* Have been employed at least six months full time as a scuba repair technician during the past five years

For more details, contact Chris Richardson at edgediving@gmail.com or Cris Merz at TDI (cris.merz@tdisdi.com). Course fees for this special workshop are $125 including registration, card and wall diploma.

PADI, the worlds largest recreational scuba diving certification agency has released an update for future scuba diving instructors with emphasis on selling by expanding their Business of Diving section of their Instructor Development Course. While the Instructor Development Course has always had emphasis on continued education and minor selling techniques it is now being increased considerably with far more attention placed to combat the hardened economy.

Today’s dive professionals must be well versed in both dive instruction and sales techniques in order to succeed; and individuals possessing both strengths are assets to any dive business. Recognizing the need for sales training is now higher than ever, PADI Worldwide has expanded the Business of Diving section in the newly revised Instructor Development Course (IDC). Many PADI Course Directors from around the globe will be reviewing the new sales training section — along with all revised components of the IDC — during the Course Director Update on Monday, 2 November 2009 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

The expanded IDC Business of Diving section focuses on proper sales techniques and reinforces the important role instructors play as members of a dive retail or resort sales team. Bob Coleman, PADI Americas’ Vice President of Sales and the International Resort and Retailer Associations says, “In today’s tough economy, it’s critical for everyone involved in a dive business to consider themselves salespeople. This IDC revision ensures that new PADI Instructors have an even stronger sales foundation and deeper understanding of how their sales role contributes to both their professional success and the success of their dive center or resort employer.”

Application of real world sales techniques is just one of the many benefits participants will receive during the revised IDC. That’s because all candidates will participate in a sales workshop — ideally conducted in a dive center or resort retail area — to hone their skills. Applying tactics learned from their PADI Course Director during the knowledge development portion of the IDC, instructor candidates will develop presentations and role play sales scenarios. Each candidate will act as both salesperson and customer with the PADI Course Director evaluating and coaching sales techniques. Candidates will benefit from the multiple iterations as salesperson, customer and spectator — so they will not only learn from doing, but also from watching their fellow candidates.

“PADI Instructors are known and respected worldwide for their teaching ability,” says James Morgan, PADI Americas’ Vice President of Training and Customer Service. “While PADI has always educated dive professionals about the important role they play in the sales process, the expansion of the Business of Diving section in the IDC curriculum will increase and finely tune new instructors’ sales and business acumen.”

All IDC curriculum changes will be unveiled during the Course Director Update held prior to the DEMA Show 2009 next month. At the update, PADI Course Directors will also learn how to teach and evaluate the new Business of Diving section. For more information on IDC course revisions, email PADI Training and Quality Management or call 800 729 7234 (US and Canada) or +1 949 858 7234, ext. 2540. For information on joining the world’s leading diver training and dive business education organization, email Jeff Nadler, International Resort and Retailer Associations’ Manager at PADI Americas, or call extension 2260.

The origional release can be read here

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Guardian Full-Face Masks

Units: About 900

Manufacturer: Undersea Systems International Inc., dba Ocean Technology Systems, of Santa Ana, Calif.

Hazard: If significant pressure is applied vertically to the top and bottom of the visor clamp, the clear plastic visor may dislodge causing the mask to flood.

Incidents/Injuries: Ocean Technology Systems has received three reports of visors dislodging. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves the Guardian full-face mask which is a scuba diving mask that incorporates the second stage regulator into the mask allowing it to cover the diver’s full face.

Sold by: Direct sales and diving equipment retailers nationwide from March 2009 through August 2009 for $800.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the diving masks and contact Ocean Technology Systems to receive a free repair. Ocean Technology Systems is providing consumers stainless steel clamps to secure the plastic visor.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Ocean Technology Systems toll-free at (877) 270-1984 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.otscomm.com. Consumers also can email the firm at OTSrecall@otscomm.com