| day’s state of air travel and airport security, | | | | gotten accidentally depressed which activated the |
| scuba divers often have to decide how to travel with | | | | device. Because of the altitude and/or pressure |
| all their dive gear. For those scuba divers who plan to | | | | changes during a flight, the dive computer thought |
| rent all their equipment at their destination, this | | | | that it was going on an actual dive. It started beeping |
| isn’t an issue. However, the trend in diving has | | | | because it didn't like the statistics it was sensing |
| always been that as divers become more | | | | which was a bit annoying on board. After the flight, |
| experienced with more dives logged after initial open | | | | my dive computer actually locked out for 24 hours. It |
| water certifications, they tend to want to use their | | | | was a good thing that I didn't dive until the next day. |
| own equipment rather than rent. This is especially | | | | So from now on, I always pack my scuba dive |
| true with masks, regulators, wetsuits and dive | | | | computer in a box which prevents accidental |
| computers. Avid scuba divers will often travel with | | | | activation and then the box goes into my carry on |
| their entire gear including fins and buoyancy | | | | baggage. I also carry on my mask as well as my log |
| compensators. Of course because of weight issues, | | | | book and certification cards. I wouldn’t want |
| scuba divers rarely travel with tanks or weights. | | | | to be refused for diving by a dive operator in case |
| I have an air integrated Oceanic scuba dive computer | | | | my checked baggage was lost so it is highly |
| that I wouldn't want lost or delayed in checked | | | | recommended to carry your log book and |
| luggage during my dive trips so I always carry it on | | | | certification card with you. |
| with me on airplanes. I have never had any problems | | | | Everything else like my wetsuit, booties, fins, snorkel |
| going through airport security. Sure, they might check | | | | and buoyancy compensator goes into my checked |
| my stuff because scuba dive gear looks pretty | | | | baggage. If my checked baggage is lost, stolen or |
| foreign to most airport security staff but that's okay | | | | delayed, I can always rent the extra equipment I |
| as my scuba dive computer always got through. The | | | | need without losing any dives. Some folks believe |
| only thing I have to be careful of is how I pack it. On | | | | that one should not check in any large scuba dive |
| a few occasions, I had put the computer in a soft | | | | bags with the dive flag displayed as it may advertise |
| bag that also contained my regulator, another piece | | | | luggage containing expensive dive gear. In this case, |
| of my own scuba equipment that I would prefer to | | | | one can always pack a flexible scuba dive bag inside |
| use rather than deal with a rental. During travel, one | | | | a larger regular suitcase. |
| of the buttons on the dive computer must have | | | | |