| Carrying too much weight when Scuba-diving is a | | | | Finally just exhale and you should slowly descend if |
| common mistake in the dive community. It results in | | | | you are proper weighted. |
| poor buoyancy control and increases air consumption. | | | | If you do the buoyancy check at the surface at the |
| Here is how you find the correct weights you need | | | | beginning of your dive you will need to ad 1.5 - 2 Kg |
| on your weight belt or integrated in your BCD. | | | | 3-5 lbs when using a normal 12 Liter/3000cft tank. |
| Get into your scuba gear and enter the water with | | | | Remember that air has also weight and your tank will |
| your estimated weight requirement. Ensure your BCD | | | | get lighter during the dive. |
| is inflated prior to enter the water. | | | | If you have the time, try to make this buoyancy |
| Put your regulator into your mouth at the surface | | | | check ahead of diving or during a trainings dive in |
| and deflate your BCD while holding a normal Breath. | | | | confined water using an almost empty tank. If there |
| Start deflating your BCD but be ready to kick and | | | | is no time for that repeat the steps above at the |
| inflate immediately if you start sinking fast. That | | | | end of your dive when your air pressure of you |
| indicates that you have got too much weight. | | | | cylinder is below 50bar/750psi. |
| Ideally the waterline should be at eye level with an | | | | Do this buoyancy check whenever you use new or |
| empty BCD while holding a normal breath. If not you | | | | unfamiliar equipment, did not dive for a while or |
| need to subtract or add some weight until you do | | | | changing from fresh-water to seawater. |
| that. | | | | |