personally i tend to go with the up-close & personal aprroach with buying kit
flippers & mask
westuit/drysuit
regs or computer (depends a bit where you live)
BCD
i carry a small blunt ended (but sharp) knife tie-wrapped around my BCD inflator hose - my buddy as similar but also carriea small pair of trauma shears (cut through anything) on his BC waist strap
oops - just a second thought
in the PADI system a computer is a not a replacement for the table or the wheel. If you are learning to dive you need to be completely comfortable with the tables.
With regard to Colliams comment about regs vs.computer - this depends on your diving location and the...
Hi,
i'ts not really an official rule but in the UK we tend to turn the dive around (i.e. start heading back home) at a half tank = 100bar (1500psi) and look to get back on the boat at 50bar (700psi) - or before you get into the red section of your pressure gauge.
With regard to endinf your dive...
guys,
the best technique i have found & generally advise students to try - is to be at about a 45 degree angle (head closest to the surface!) & then slowly let the air out of your BCD; as you near the bottom (or if you are descending too fast) put some air back in your BCD.
Doing a headfirst...
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