Hi everyone, I m pleased to announced that the date for the attempt has been set to 20th – 21st May, 2008. The location will be in Kg. Salang Jetty, Pulau Tioman, Pahang. I am now in the midst of preparing for the training phase which will be done sometime in mid April. The training will be carried out in KL, please check back to get the details on the location.
For this Attempt and after a series of discussion with MBR Representative, it has been agreed that the minimum time in order for me to qualify for the record has been set to 15 hours. But I do not intend to stop only at 15hrs; I will carry on for as long as I can take it.
The biggest problem that I will face is the boredom; it's not easy because I will be attached to a 45ft hose from the surface for my air supply. I will be using a Neptune Space Predator Full Face Mask with an underwater communication set to enable me to talk to my support crew on surface.
Throughout this attempt, there will be no break so I will be submerged throughout the attempt. There will be a safety diver checking on me every 1 hour to make sure that everything is ok. I am talking to Persatuan Skuba Johor to assist me with the Safety issue.
As a precaution, there will be a cage ready at night to prevent any inquisitive "friends" from getting to excited and try to kiss me J
The depth for this attempt is set at not more than 10 meters to avoid having to deal with decompression issue. I have discussed this matter with the RMN (Royal Malaysian Navy) and it has been agreed that due to the depth, there are no major risk of decompression involved. But, as a safety measures, I will have a pure O2 ready for me when I completed the attempt.
The Media involved in this attempt will be NST as the Official English Paper and Metro as the official Malay Paper.
There will be a team of support crew on surface to make sure the air supply is not interrupted and I will have a redundant system with me at the bottom in-case of "Murphy" decide to drop by with his law.
As part of my contribution to society, part of the sponsorship collection will be donated to Rumah Kebajikan and Rumah Anak-Anak Yatim.
I wish to thank, Interspiro Sdn Bhd for sponsoring the equipment for the first attempt and to Ally Azran Holding for sponsoring the Official Transport for the up and coming attempt.
To my friends, and family, especially my wife, Aida and my son Mohd Firdaus, my daughter Alyssa Jasmine, I want to thank you all for believing in me.
Please check out the article "Into the Deep" by NST
I promise myself that I will do the best that I possibly can to set the new record and I am sure with your support, it can be done, Insyaallah.
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