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Welcome to
 The Sailing Shark Adventures

As a certified cylinder inspection technician with Professional Scuba Inspectors (PSI) we are
now able to perform visual cylinder inspections (VCI) on not only Scuba but SCBA and all high
pressure cylinders requiring annual certifications. PSI - PCI is recognized by CTC, DOT, CGA,
ANSI and all cylinder manufactures as the leader in cylinder safety and inspection.

We don’t want to scare you away from what can be a very enjoyable and rewarding sport. Life in
and of itself carries inherent risks. It is our responsibility to educate, train and help ensure your
safety.

90% of all cylinder accidents happen during the filling process. That’s a shared responsibility
between the customer and the PSI fill station technician. The customer has to be truthful with the
questions asked by the technician to assess the condition and prior use of the cylinder. The
remaining 10% is still a shared responsibility of the PSI technician and customer (end user) for
proper training in handling, transport and use.

Together we will avoid the following accidents “one inspection at a time”!

A Fairy Tale-- The Three Not-So-Lucky Little Pigs

 A bedtime story by Bill High, PSI, Inc.

Once upon a time there were three fairly little pigs named Rusty, Dusty and Musty who set out to
make their individual ways in the world.  Having grown up around a rather large watering trough,
each decided to go into the recreational diving business.

Rusty established a small neighborhood dive store and was happy in his work because ignorance is
bliss (or so we are told).  Rusty was a good friend to his customers and told lots of sea stories.
Dusty, on the other hand, preferred warm weather so he opened a resort diving facility.  It was busy,
busy work, with multiple cylinders filled repeatedly day after day and always stored aboard ship on
the salty sea basking in the tropical sun.  Brother Musty had a head for business.  His basic principle
was to avoid any government interference and grow fast by giving his customers what they wanted
including, fast fill air service, extra pressure, a cooling bath for even more extra pressure and quick,
cheap cylinder inspections.

One day a wolf came along dressed in sheep's clothing carrying a magical bag of tricks.  The very
special bag contained corrosion, dents, bulges, heat, gouges, water, metal fatigue and other things too
terrible to mention.  His intent was to do Rusty, Dusty and Musty great harm.  Posing as a valued
customer, the wolf spread contents from his magical bag at each pig's diving business then sat back
to await the inevitable.

Cylinders, powerful as bombs, at Dusty's resort deteriorated quickly from corrosion and water
because no one was trained and assigned to ensure a frequent technical inspection.  One cylinder
exploded aboard a boat full of guests.  Neither they nor their friends returned to Dusty's resort.
All too soon Dusty was on the street out of business, just where the wolf wanted him.

Musty's store was very popular because of all the customer perks he provided, especially the extra
air received during fast fills in the cooling water bucket.  But, while filling one of his rental cylinders,
it exploded.  The water bucket, the water, Musty, and the side of the building all landed in the
parking lot among the damaged cars of his customers and that was just where the wolf wanted him.

Rusty took notice of his brothers' plight and concluded that ignorance may not be bliss after all.  Rusty
quickly learned there was much more to high-pressure cylinder safety than he had realized.  Also,
there were many resources available for ensuring cylinder safety at his place of business.  Rusty's
entire staff took cylinder handler and fill station operator HAZMAT training.  Notices were posted
about safety concerns that must be address before each cylinder was filled.  Sometimes it was a
challenge for Rusty to educate his customers to the importance of cylinder safety so their cylinders
would not explode and harm their loved ones.  However, when DOT, OSHA, fire marshals and
other officials came to inspect Rusty's business for employee safety compliance, they were all
pleased and assured Rusty that his cylinder safety awareness program would surely keep the wolf
from his door.

And of course, Rusty (and all of his customers) lived happily ever after.