CARWASH CAVERN LINE INSTALLATION
January 20, 2020 The U-Shaped Line (Vote Option 1) was installed in CarWash on Monday 20 January, as voted for by the community. The line had space on the left and right of the cavern zone for further lines to be run, and all tie-offs were installed and checked by 3 experienced cave instructors. At some point between the 22 and 25 January, someone changed the line again, cutting off any access to the right of the cavern zone and restricting space on the left, such that there will be an entanglement risk if another line is put in by a cave team. The changed tie-offs were poorly installed, and one was a very loose placement, making it easy for a cavern diver to pull it off and put a lot of loose line in the water. The line will be repaired (again) by members of the CREER Line Committee in the next few days. Unauthorised line changes are bad for safety, cave conservation and the community. If anyone wants a line changed, please make recommendations via the CREER website here: Suggestions The committee is planning a new vote, as it is clear a community consensus was not acheived due to the unauthorized changes.