GONFLAGE AG 2015 Guy Crockford

GONFLAGE TEAM IN 2015 GONFLEURS AIR Jalal Abdallah Edwige Bournonville Richard Catherall Corinne Frammery Jean-Claude Moureau Patrice Ziegler Daniel Filliol Django Manglunki Michal Krupa Mark Hatch GONFLEURS NITROX Denis Arnoult Mike Hourican Laurent Calissi Joao Carlos Oliveira Rodrigo Sierra Tony Fowler Danuta Sosnowska Stefan Haas Vince Cobham Silvia Aguilera Gilles Roche PONY NITROX > 40% O2 Guillaume Andreolety Pierre Baehler Guy Crockford Arash Khodabandeh Denis Regat TRIMIX Guillaume Andreolety Arash Khodabandeh Big thanks for their continued help! Total: 24 Active Gonfleurs Room for ~2 more volunteers. P2+ (contact me if interested)

PERMANENCE DUTIES 15 September to 17 November permanence posts to be filled 2 permanences expected per gonfleur 9 gonfleurs doing more 9 gonfleurs doing less 

PERMANENCES GONFLAGE Tuesday and Thursday lunch times, all year round – 1 permanence per month per gonfleur. Take care to correctly register equipment loans and their return to club. – Keep track of length of loan (should not exceed 2 weeks) – Know for what purpose/outing the equipment loan is intended – Each year a few members keep equipment far too long  – Each year some equipment goes missing    – Moniteurs please take care to educate new members about club rules Loan of club equipment for private outing (P3+) MUST be justified with a declared private outing on the club website. – Participants, dive site, dive parameters – This also applies if you fill your own private tank with Air or Nitrox from the club!

ACCESS TO GONFLAGE ZONES There are 3 destinct gonflage zones, with electronic key access. – Zone Air, Zone Nitrox Standard, Zone Pony/Trimix Each member with key access to a given zone, must follow the appropiate gonfleur training, and be aware of the club rules on gonflage for the zone. – Recyclage of training and signature of authorized gonfleur list anually Private tanks must be registered on the club website. – Registration should include a photo of your tank Private tanks may be stored at the club only if labelled with the owners name, registered at the club and with a valid TIV and pressure test. !! Tanks intended for Nitrox or gas mixes other than Air must never be left in the Air tank filling zone !!

PRIVATE GONFLAGE ACCESS Apart from the active gonfleur team, key access to gonflage zone granted to instructors, active at club schools and sorties 16 members have private key access Chart shows the number of sorties (lake or pool) carried out…

NITROX in 2015 Nitrox gonfleur present at permanences between April and October, as well as during Nitrox schools. Standby service in Winter Club « standard » Nitrox mix 32% Oxygen Can dive to a maximum depth of 40m Pony tank fills for decompression by appointment Usually filled with Nitrox ~ 50% Oxygen No charge for the above 2 Nitrox mixes Fills more rich on O2 content are possible, but the volume of O2 must be paid by the member

Evolution of gonflage NITROX 8 15l Nitrox club tanks 4 6l pony club tanks with regulators Recommend Advanced Nitrox divers buy their own pony kit Cost approx 350 Euros

GONFLAGE TRIMIX 2 B50 Helium tanks rented from CERN First tests to establish procedures in Spring 2015 Calculations and procedures by Arash et Guillaume Plan dive (runtime) in advance of fill Usual procedure, start filling Helium Continue with Nitrox 32% Finish with Air To obtain the required mix Re-analyze after 2 days Trimix tank fills only with Private Twin tanks with linked manifold Further developments in 2016 Small dedicated compresser? Payment of Trimix fills

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