Cold
Water Equipment List: What you need for Victoria BC Canada
Diving
Must
Have Dive Equipment For Every Cold Water Dive!
Gear
Bag: To hold all your gear for any dive. Any dive bag
is good, or you can use a large Rubbermaid container.
Fins:
They allow you to swim with less effort and great efficiency.
Mask:
Our window to the ocean.
Snorkel:
A way for us to breathe on the surface with out lifting your
head out of the water, and with out using your air.
An
Exposure Suit: Any 7MM or greater wet or dry suit is best
for our waters. Of course, you will need 7MM gloves, hood,
boots, etc. as well.
A Weight
System: For Buoyancy control. If you have never dove with
a 7MM or greater exposure suit before, you may need to re
adjust your weight system.
A Buoyancy
Control Device (BCD): An expandable bladder used for buoyancy
control.
Tanks:
Use to hold our high pressure air. They should have current
visual and hydrostatic tests.
Regulators:
The system that takes the high pressure air from our tanks,
and turns it into ambient pressure air we can breathe.
Submersible
Pressure Gage (SPG): To find our current tank pressure.
Alternate
Air Source: A must! Used to share air with a buddy diver
in case of emergency.
Compass:
Don't leave home without it.
Depth
Gauge: To find out the current depth during the dive.
Recreational
Dive Planer (PADI): To plan all dives.
Knife:
A must have tool for every dive.
Watch:
A dive watch is use to time your dives, and tell time.
Dive
Computers: A
welcome addition to any dive.
Accessory
Equipment For Cold Water Diving!
Float
and Flag: Denotes
divers in the area and is a place to store items.
Dive
Light (Primary & Secondary):
To bring sea life's colors out, and see during a night dive.
Slate
& Pencil: A
secondary method of communication
Glow
Sticks: A
must have for night diving, they allow use to pinpoint our
buddies easier.
Camera:
The
most beautiful pictures can be take here.
Lift
and/or Goodie Bag: To
lift heavy equipment, and carry items you find (NON SEA LIFE).
Surface
O2: In
case of diving emergencies (Oxygen should only be administer
my a trained professional).
Save
a Dive Kit: Keep
spare items such as fin straps, O-Ring's, and tools. You never
want to have a dive ruined by having a fin strap break without
a spare. Some of the dive sites here are remote, so preparation
is key.
Personal
Items For Cold Water Diving!
Towel:
To
dry off
Jacket:
To
keep warm
Extra
Clothes: Its
cold here some times, and you will want spare cloths in case
you get wet, or if the temperature changes.
Money:
Because
you never know.
Certification
Card:
A must!
Log
Book:
Log ever dive and get your buddy to sign it.
Sunglasses:
Just
in case, it does get sunny here.
Suntan
Lotion: If
its sunny, you will want protection.
Emergency
Contact Information: DON'T
DIVE WITHOUT IT!
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