Service log for scuba gear utilized by British music producer who died off Byron Bay supply of confusion at inquest | Australia information

Servicing data for the scuba gear utilized by a British music producer who died whereas diving close to Byron Bay couldn’t be produced at his inquest, a Sydney courtroom has been advised.

Karl Bareham was discovered mendacity on the ocean flooring 2.5km off the coast throughout a dive tour of Nguthungulli/Julian Rocks on 24 September 2019.

The 37-year-old had arrived in Australia the day earlier than to tour with Metropolis and Color musician Dallas Inexperienced.

Within the remaining days of an inquest into Bareham’s demise, the New South Wales coroner’s courtroom heard this week that Sundive, which offered the dive tour, saved a written log of the guide servicing of diving gear.

David Robinson, the co-director of Sundive, was interviewed by police on 8 November 2019 as a part of investigations into Bareham’s demise.

The courtroom on Tuesday heard he offered a photograph of a web page from the service log to police displaying that regulator quantity 32 – the respiratory equipment employed by Bareham – had been “tuned” by employees member Stephanie Rings on 2 Might 2019.

However the full logbook was not within the courtroom temporary, nor was it on the dive centre, the place it was normally saved within the classroom, the inquest heard.

Rings’ barrister, Simon O’Toole, questioned why just one web page of the logbook had been offered to the police, fairly than all dates up till the day of Bareham’s demise, together with different situations when regulator 32 might have been serviced.

“You possibly can’t say whether or not another person carried out work and recorded it in these paperwork, are you able to?” O’Toole requested Robinson. The latter replied: “No.”

On Wednesday, the counsel aiding the coroner, Rob Ranken, requested Robinson: “As to … the opposite pages of that servicing checklist doc, can you help the courtroom in any means as to what might have occurred to these?”

He replied: “I’m not, sadly.”

The courtroom heard that Robinson couldn’t recall whether or not he had handed your entire servicing log to the police. Patrick Barry, appearing for Sundive and its administrators, advised that his consumer might have had unclear recollections given six years had handed because the police interview.

The deputy state coroner, David O’Neil, requested Robinson whether or not he had in any means hid the servicing checklist from police or SafeWork NSW – “or have you ever hid it from this inquest?”

Robinson replied: “No.”

He added that, to one of the best of his data, he had revealed all service checklist materials referring to Bareham’s regulator.

Over the course of the seven-day inquest which began in December, questions had been raised in courtroom in regards to the security of the diving gear utilized by Bareham and practices round its upkeep, together with servicing by unqualified technicians.

The inquest additionally heard on Tuesday that Sundive had within the final two years instigated a zero tolerance coverage to alcohol. This meant a buyer wouldn’t be allowed to dive with even a small quantity of alcohol of their methods – a transfer designed to make clear what being “beneath the affect” of alcohol may imply.

Robinson stated that he saved a breathalyser in a drawer at work however had by no means had trigger to make use of it.

Earlier within the inquest, the courtroom heard that Bareham’s continual alcoholism might have triggered a medical occasion whereas he was underwater. The courtroom heard that Bareham had a low alcohol blood degree whereas scuba diving – doubtless equating to 2 drinks – doubtlessly from consuming the evening earlier than.

A attainable failure of the diving “buddy system” was additionally explored, a declare that was disputed by professional witness Mark Robertson, who stated that no person had separated from the dive group.

Bareham had undertaken 21 dives and had accomplished a refresher course on the morning of the dive. He held a PADI certification.

A discovering was anticipated to be handed down by the top of Might.