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Well ... I am not saying it will not work, I am saying - complex and has a lot of space for problems. Personally I would not ditch main equipment and change the setup under water, unless it is absolutely necessary. I would rate Oite's engine penetration as real cave dive and plan accordingly. My choice for that dive would be sidemount (if I do not have camera) or backmount (if I do). And I would never enter Oite's engine room with single tank, even a dozen of tanks waiting for me on a deck. Remember, that Oite's sistership - Fumitzuki - already has taken three lives recently off the people who thought they can go inside with singles. And Fumitzuki is just about 40msw.

Yes, you can penetrate the sub. Sidemount will do, not rebreather or twins. Different, but as complex as Oite's engine and not much to see.

I've used set of twins 11lt Ally backmount, leaving only one deco stage on the deck. Sidemount will work too. You want proper trimix for this dive, the average engine room depth is 61msw, you may easily hit max 64msw. It is narrow, silty, 9/10 of the way is with no natural light access, you have to move very slowly, most places you can not turn (only move forward and back with the fins); hence you definitely have to know what are you doing. If you will really convince Rob that you are on skills - he may choose to guide you directly to the entrance point and you are on your own from there.

I am back in this May too, in Truk Stop till 16th. Are you one of two guys coming of Odyssey on 19-20?

Just updated Oite with last year video - going through Engine room.

Either www.thedeepblue.tv or directly from Vimeo: