how much weight

[sarahboo]

ok im 16 stone and have a 5mill suit,
i cant remember how much weight i need to dive in the sea.
I want to buy my own weights now.
Anyone help?

 

[GearHead]

From what I can tell, 16 stone is equivalent to 224 lbs.

With a 5 mil, and assuming an AL80 tank, I think 2.25 stone should be enough to get you down without being dangerous, and hopefully you can peel off some lead once you can do a proper buoyancy check.

Good Luck

 

[Walter]

It is impossible to tell without getting in the water and actually checking.

 

[Jaxscubadiver]

Check with your LDC or a buddy to borrow some weights to perform a buoyancy check. This will provide you a very close amount of weights to use. Your Instructor can work with you on this skill. Where are you from?

 

[sarahboo]

Just out side of london England.
The main problem is that I only dive on holiday - and mostly with a hire suit.
I was looking for a starting point - how much weight i should put on at the start. I know i need to do a bouance chack at the end of my dive with an empty tank.
But that doesnt help when im kitting up for the first dive with a new suit.
Any one got a rule of thumb - an estimate - so i know where to start?

 

[Walter]

Do a weight check at the beginning of the dive, then add enough weight to compensate to the air in the full tank.