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( UNDERWATER SPELEOLOGY " Volume 9, Number- One UNDERWATER SPELEOLOGY EX E C U TI V E COMMITTEE Published Bimonthly ( Beginning in February CHAIRPERSON TRAINING DIRECTOR William Fehring INSS 190791 Forrest M. Wilson INSS lh631, by 3508 Hollow Oak Place 2832 Concord Dr. Brandon, FI. 33511 Decatur, Ga. 30033 The Cave Diving Section of The National Speleological Society VICE-CHAIRPERSON TREASURER Stephen E. Hudson Stephen D. Maegerlen INSS 8;1401 893 Cedar Creek North P.O. Box 60 Deadline for publication is the second Friday of the S. E. Marietta, Ga. 30067 Williams, In. 47470 preceding month. Send exchange publications, ar. ticles and editorial correspondence to the editor: SECRETARY EDITOR Steven R. Straatsma John Zumrick John L. Zumrick, Jr. INSS 187881 3501 Santa Anita Ct. Apt. 290 120 Rusty Cans Dr. ..,;., 120 Rusty Gans Dr. Tampa, FI. 33614 Panama City Beach, FI. 32407 Panama City Beach, Florida 32407 Section membership, which includes a subscription PROGRAM COORDINATORS: to Underwater Speleology is open to all members in PUBLICATIONS .......•........ _............ Sheck Exley good standing of the National Speleological Society MEMBERSHIP. - .......••.........•.......• Sandy Fehring at $5.00 per year. Subscriptions to non-members is SLIDE PRESENTATIONS ........••........• Wayne Marshall $7.00 per year. When making application for SAFETY ..•.......•••......•••..... Tom Cook, Wes Skiles membership or requesting subscription information ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS .......••... Mary Ellen Eckhoff conta~t: CAVE RESCUE .......................... Henry Nicholson Stephen D. Maegerlen ,',s, "141l1 CAVE FILES ................................. Bill Sinclair P.O. Box 60 VISITING DIVERS ........•......••.........••. Roy Bailey Willi"ms. In. 47470 CARTOGRAPHy .... , ........••.........••... Sheck Exley RESEARCH ........•........•.......•••..... Karen Wark Make checks payable to the NSS Cave Diving Sec CONSERVATION ...... , .........•....... Dennis Williams tion in care of the Treasurer. Opinions expressed in ABE DAVIS AWARD ......................... India Young Underwater Speleology are not necessarily those of WORKSHOP ...............••.......••.... Steve Hudson the section or the ·NSS .. c: CALENDAR EDITORIAL by John Zumrick May 15-16; May 29-30; July 10-11; NACO New officers elected to the executive com Instructor Institute. (National Association mittee this past November were William of Cave Divers. Box 1222. Gainesville. Fla Fehring. chairperson; Stephen E. Hudson, 33305.) vice-chairperson; and Stephen Straatsma. secretary. They replace Dennis Williams, May 29-30: The 19th National Speleological Karen \'\Iark and Mary Ellen Eckhoff. Continu Society Cave Diving Section Safety Workshop. ing on the executive committee are Stephen Branford High School. Branford. Fla. (Steve Maegerlein. Treasurer; Forrest Wilson. Train E. Hudson. 893 Cedar Creek North. S.E. ing Director; and John Zumrick, Editor of Marietta, Georgia 30067) Underwater Speleology. .' June 4-5: National Speleological Society I personally would like to thank the out Cave Diving Section Instructors Institute. going officers for their efforts on behalf of Branford, Fla. (Forrest Wilson. 2832 Condord the Cave Diving Section over the past year, Dr •• Decatur. Georgia 30033.) and look forward to their continuing support of the section. The lessons they have learn June 19-25: National Cave Rescue Commission ed during their term of office will prove Seminar. Columbia. California. (Peri Frantz, helpful to the new executive committee n1tcrn 6345 Englewood Ave., Los Gatos, California bel'S. 95030. 408-356-8506) Over the past year several individuals have distinguished themselves by making out- ftifWffl , I June 27-Jul y 3: 1982 National Speleological · b '{till~l~~\'1 Society Convention, Bend, Oregon. See NSS stand lng contri utions to the section. Henry News for details. Nicholson and Karen Wark served as workshop chairpersons for the May and December work- 2 Underwater Speleology Vo1.9 No.1 ( shops. Organizing these workshops requires a SUMMARY SUBMITTED BY great deal of individu~l effort. Both work shops were an outstanding success based on WILLIAM FEHRING, CHAIRMAN the various comments I have received from the participants. During the 18th Cave diving Workshop the SUMMARY OF MARCH 27, 19B2 EXECUTIVE<: long awaited section slide show debuted. Al COMMITTEE MEETING though it contains slides contributed by var ious section members, the majority of the A. Purchase Of Signs For Use In Caves. enormous amount of work required was borne by Wayne Marshall. This slide presentation has The Executive Committee voted to authorize already proven an outstanding success and Steve Hudson to spend up to $600 to purchase will be of significant benefit to the image additional signs for distribution in under of the CDS in the future. water caves. These signs would be made of highly reflective materials such as those us Stephen Maegerlein has for many years per ed for road signs. and would be sealed. formed admirably as our treasurer. As such Steve feels he can get about two dozen signs he performs an extremely tedious, little re made for the above sum. One half will be cognized, but essential function of maintain similar to signs already deployed in Peacock ing our books and important records. The and Devils Eye Cave Systems. The other half promptness and care with which he performs will be more stongly worded as indicated be this little recognized function over the past low. Multiple signs may be installed in some years has proven of extreme benefit to the caves, like Burma Shave commercials. Com section. pleted signs will be turned over to the safe ty coordinators for installation. ( The efforts made by the above individuals PREVENT YOUR DEATH were made in support of the section and its BE TRAINED IN CAVE DIVING members. Their work benefitted them little. OR DON'T GO ANY FURTHER Their satisfaction has corne from doing some MANY CERTIFIED DIVERS thing useful for the section. Such unselfish HAVE DIED HERE efforts on our behalf deserves our most sin (EVEN INSTRUCTORS) cere appreciation. Because of the dedicated PLEASE LISTEN efforts of section members such as these, the section is what it is today, the largest and B. Resolution For City Of Branford. most successful of all cave diving organiza tions. The Committee approved a resolution of appreciation to the City of Branford to be , ,Many other individuals have played a sig presented to the mayor at the next workshop mflcant tho less apparent role in support of in May. the section during the past year. Those who have submitted articles, participated in C. Report On May Workshop And NSS Convention workshops, served actively on the various committees, and worked to improve cave con Vice-chairman Steve Hudson reported that servation and the section's image to the pub the May workshop will be held at the Branford lic have benefitted all of us. I congratu high school auditorium. The committee had late you. previously approved trying to find a larger facility for the workshop. The rental may be This issue begins another volume of Under higher at the high school, but the committee water Speleology. The new executive commit feels the workshop could remain a finanadal tee is hard at work trying to make the sec asset. tion better for you. This year more than ever I feel sure that the outstanding contri Steve reported that he will be attending butions of so many on behalf of the section the NSS Convention in Bend, Oregon, in June. and its members will continue and even in He will conduct a meeting of Section members crease so that cave diving and the section attending and will represent the Section at will continue to prosper. the convention. 3 Underwater Speleology Vo1.9 No.1 a. Compression of courses into less than a (_. Executive Committee Meeting continued. recommended time frame, \, D. Increasing Liason With The NSS. b. Running students through the three cours es consecutively without a break, c. Use of borrowed or rental gear by stu Steve Hudson recommended that the Section dents, Chairman order the monthly internal organiza d. Use of vulnerable caves for training, tion circular produced by the NSS. The com e. mittee approved placement of a section ad in Inappropraite or manipulative motivation of students, the NSS News and submission of accident re f. Solicitation of students. ports to the N SS News. E. Cave Files. H. New Policies On Course Announcements And The committee approved forwarding of co Media Presentations. pies of the section's cave files to the NSS The committee adopted the following new cave files. Current policy allows data con policies concerning course announcements and tributors to stipulate specific restrictions media presentations sanctioned by or invol v on access to file material. ing the section. In addition, the committee reaffirmed the section's full support of the F. Recovery Workshop. existing NSS policy on cave conservation. The committee discussed the information to be requested of applicants for the new recov POLICY ON COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS ery workshop. It was decided that any certi fied cave diver and section member who had 1. Simple courSe announcements should be di completed the evolving training program could stributed to as many locations as POSSi-( be added to the recovery team list. Location ble where they may be seen by divers who' of any diver on the regional lists will be may reasonably be expected to travel to based on experience, training, willing ness to and dive in caves