A Chicago, IL, construction executive, Marc Morale responsibilities range from estimating to managing complex projects. Outside of work, Marc Morale enjoys spending time in the water. He has attained SDI qualifications as a scuba diving instructor.
Both from a comfort and safety standpoint, maintaining personal gear is important for scuba divers. That being said, many serious divers draw the line at purchasing their own scuba tanks. Not only are tanks heavy, bulky, and difficult to travel with, but comfort and fit is not often a significant issue. In addition, the price of renting a tank is typically not much more than getting your own filled with air or gas. One reason for purchasing a tank is a lack of a rental facility near a dive site, which makes returning equipment a hassle. In addition, some diver-specific tank sizes may be uncommon in rental shops in remote locations. Because a typical day of diving often includes more than one dive, scuba enthusiasts who buy tanks usually invest in two or three of them. The most common recreational tank is aluminum and designed to hold 11 liters (or 80 cubic feet) of Nitrox or air at a 2,000 PSI rated pressure (about 200 bar). Larger divers consume more air and may want to increase tank size to the largest available aluminum model, which is the 13-liter 100. Conversely, young or shorter divers may find a 9-liter aluminum 63 sufficient and a better fit. For those who take extended dives, steel cylinders extend internal volume well beyond what aluminum is capable of. The maximum readily available size is a 19-liter model that can hold 150 cubic feet of gas at 3,400 PSI (about 240 bar).
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A resident of Chicago, IL, Marc Morale is an instructor Scuba trainer certified through Scuba Diving International (SDI) and Technical Diving International (TDI). Marc Morale has also completed the required training to instruct the Visual Inspection Procedures (VIP) course offed by SDI.
Established in 1994 as the sport diving division of TDI, SDI is a global training agency that offers a range of educational programming for public safety divers. Among its many courses, SDI’s Visual Inspections Procedures course curriculum provides education on how to safely manage and maintain high-pressure cylinders used in scuba diving and the compressed gas industry. Developed to train divers and any individuals interested in learning about and working with high-pressure cylinders, the course covers key concepts including inspecting cylinders for defective conditions, proper filling techniques, repairing damaged valves, identifying cylinder markings, and understanding the criteria for condemning and rejecting cylinders. The course also provides training on the legal requirements of cylinders, regulations for fill station operators, and tools used to work with the cylinders. To successfully pass the course, participants must complete a cylinder inspection, pass a written exam with a minimum mark of 80 percent, and prove they are knowledgeable about the criteria used to reject or condemn a cylinder. |
AuthorMarc Morale founded and has operated Hamilton Construction in Frankfort, Illinois, for over two decades. Archives
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