How Not to Become an Iron Diver

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Both the Roatan and Belize Aggressors have a policy that divers must remove their regulators from their cylinders after a dive if they plan to make the next dive and want a refill. That policy has a loophole that manifested itself as a problem for my dive buddy. That led to his making a second and more serious error, but with no consequences. And he still earned the Iron Diver Award.

On every Aggressor trip, divers who make all the scheduled dives earn the Iron Diver Award, a certificate, and a medal on a ribbon. On the last day, after my buddy's 26th dive of the week, he was so excited about completing his last dive (therefore, all 27 scheduled dives) that he forgot to remove his regulator from his cylinder. So, the crew never filled his tank....

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