Nose Cone

The nose cone is normally the first thing to see when diving the rezza!. It is at about 6m deep and the start of the rope course. This was the clubs first project in 1965, which was a study of the response of fish to light. The nose cone of a Canberra bomber was given to the club by a local grocer. This was rigged out with lights that were powered from a supply in the clubhouse. Sinking it was something of a problem as it proved quite buoyant, however, this difficulty was overcome by the attachment of rail line fittings. It was intended to have TV cameras, but this proved too expensive so divers had to dive at night to study the fish's response. It was this project which started the night diving in the reservoir.

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