Lift Bags and Heavy weights
We’re back in the dock today and it’s time to learn how to use the lift-bags.
Before we head out, Cesar and Tato go over the procedures again and we’re off to squeeze ourselves into our wet, cold suits again, luckily it’s sunny and warm out today.
Ronan, Nestor and I start out as safety divers on the surface. We’re basically hanging there motionless, watching the bubbles and buoys of our fellow divers. I’ve already started deflating my BCD a little bit, to force myself to swim and move around, but there’s not a lot I can do to keep the cold from creeping all the way into my bones.
I’m shivering slightly when my turn comes around and happy to finally be able to move a little bit.
We descend, unfold the lift-bag and slowly start inflating it.
Is the weight moving yet? No, not yet, a little bit more. We signal each other and carefully co-ordinate our moves.
There it is, it’s moving, now we have to transport it over to the target spot. A little more air, so we don’t have to work so hard and one and always on the main mooring chain.
We reach the buoy, make sure not to hold on to the bag and up we go. That was easier than I thought. We switch and drag the thing back to where we started.
… VIDEO COMING SOON …
It seems like we’re getting a hang of working in zero-visibility. Let’s see what Tato has planned for us next week.
