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Rubicon Foundation Archive (http://rubicon-foundation.org)Lang (ed.): DAN Nitrox Workshop, Divers Alert Network, November 2000The recreational diver will be the ultimate beneficiary of our improved collective knowledgeof the state of the art of nitrox diving in 2000. The intermediary beneficiaries of this informationwill be the providers and manufacturers of nitrox products (instructors, equipment, dive storesand nitrox dispensers). To these entities we collectively direct this up to date expert knowledge.In effect, we are trying to paint a more accurate picture of nitrox diving in the year 2000 withspecific emphasis on its use by the recreational diving community. In order for us to start on thesame wave-length, a self-introduction of workshop participants and a review of the workshopagenda are in order (see Appendices). The development of this agenda was an iterative processthat resulted in the main topics most participants felt were in need of discussion. The topic beingnitrox, we're all going to look green and yellow after a day and a half of discussion, which is whyall PowerPoint slides are those colors.I invited Dr. Bill Hamilton to give us a brief historical overview of nitrox (oxygen enrichedair) use. Next, one of the most important sessions is a review of the nitrox operational data. Weare attempting to get a much better approximation of the amount of nitrox diving actuallyoccurring in the recreational diving community. I wanted to not only examine the numbers ofnitrox certifications of instructors and divers, but also make a first attempt to determine howmuch nitrox diving is taking place. Dr. Vann will then start with a factual presentation of theDAN database as it relates to nitrox diving.The organizational data follows next, which I have separated into three groups: The firstbeing the recreational nitrox training agencies. We have tabulated the submitted data and willproject it on the screen for discussion. The second group represents the scientific divingcommunity. I feel it is important to give this perspective and compare the recreational nitroxexperience to more controlled programs that have done a significant amount of nitrox diving.Finally, we will get a glimpse of liveaboard nitrox diving, that deals with essentially a short-termcaptive population of recreational divers.The third session is nitrox physiology. Dr. Kerem is here to discuss CO2 retention as the firstspeaker. The second topic, maximum PO2 limits, is a discussion session. I've asked Jon Hardy,who is currently performing a project on testing nitrox as a product, to share his preliminaryresults. For the discussion of risk management issues, we have Bill Turbeville and KarlShreeves who will give us the milestones on the recreational nitrox variance from theOccupational Safety and Health Administration. Legal considerations and particular cases willbe discussed by Bill Turbeville and Jon Hardy. Finally, the nitrox curriculum surfaced as asuggested topic of discussion.In the nitrox equipment session tomorrow, Bill Oliver will inform us of what he is currentlydoing on behalf of the Diving and Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) with regardsto the equipment manufacturers' nitrox issues. Elliot Forsyth is here to talk about oxygencompatibility and the 40 percent oxygen cleaning rule.I appreciate that many of you have personal opinions on these topics, but we want to providefactual data, technical specifications, authoritative reports or reliable information that will assistin the separation of fact from fiction. A review is then provided of the currently available nitrox
Rubicon Foundation Archive (http://rubicon-foundation.org)Lang: Introductory Remarkscompatible dive computers. Finally, I have scheduled a roundtable workshop discussion for thepromulgation of recommendations.My objective is to prepare these workshop proceedings as a deliverable end product in timefor public release at DEMA 2001 in New Orleans.A self-introduction of workshop participants followed:• Bruce Wienke, Los Alamos National Laboratories, also representing NAUI.• Morgan Wells, Undersea Research Foundation.• Dick Vann, Research Director of DAN.• Karen Van Hoesen, UCSD Medical Center and DAN Board of Directors.• Bill Turbeville, attorney at law specializing in diving legal matters.• Ed Thalmann, Assistant Medical Director of DAN.• Karl Shreeves, PADI and Diving Science and Technology (DSAT).• Dick Rutkowski, Hyperbarics International and Undersea Research Foundation.• Drew Richardson, PADI and Diving Science and Technology.• Bill Oliver, representing DEMA.• Tom Mount, IANTD.• Richard Moon, Medical Director of DAN.• Alessandro Marroni, President of DAN Europe and European Committee for HyperbaricMedicine, DAN Board of Directors.• Doug Kesling, National Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina,Wilmington.• Dan Kerem, three years retired from Israeli Navy Medical Institute and President of IsraelMarine Mammal Research and Assistance Center.• Walt Jaap, American Academy of Underwater Sciences and Florida Marine ResearchInstitute.• Jon Hardy, representing SSI, and Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine.• Bret Gilliam, TDI.• Evin Cotter, Aggressor Fleet.• Elliot Forsyth, Wendell Hull & Associates.• Mike Emmerman, Special Operations Support Group and Chairman, DAN Board ofDirectors.• Dave Dinsmore, Director of the NOAA diving program.• Petar Denoble, DAN Research.• Chris Borne, Johnson Space Center Neutral Buoyancy Lab.• Bart Bjorkman, EnviroDive Services.• Ed Betts, ANDI International.• Michael Lang, Smithsonian Institution, and DAN Board of Directors.• Peter Bennett, President of DAN.Observers:• Jacob Freiberger, Duke Medical Center• J. D. Hobbs, Duke Research.• Klaus Torp, Duke Medical Center.• Bill Clendenen, Training Director, DAN.• Dan Orr, Executive Vice President, DAN.
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