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Bouyancy!!!
you start the dive it may be alright. When you get to the 1500 PSI the tank is half empty. Where divers experience a deterioration in buoyancy.
Solution
You must experiment! do one or two dive only as an experiment. Shift weights and practice buoyancy. When you enter the water to a depth where you can float and stand if needed.
Next!
Enter the water go to about 1m deep. deflate BCD completely ensure no air bubbles in the wetsuit. Breath normally. Your start to rise and fall a little. Good sign!!!
There practice balancing your buoyancy. By inflating(pressing 1 interval at a time) As you rise when you get to a foot off the ground. Stop inflating and start using some fin. Move forward and don't inflate anymore. Breath continuously. Deep breath and slow If you rise too fast, breath slower.
Practice this a dozen times conduct this through one or two dives and every time you dive. You'll master this by the fifth dive.
Don't forget!!!! Have fun & enjoy
But everyone masters it eventually.Is an art some master it quick some take time other strive.
you start the dive it may be alright. When you get to the 1500 PSI the tank is half empty. Where divers experience a deterioration in buoyancy.
Solution
You must experiment! do one or two dive only as an experiment. Shift weights and practice buoyancy. When you enter the water to a depth where you can float and stand if needed.
With your BCD deflated completely and insure that no air in your wetsuit or dry suit. While breathing normal (continuously) your eye leveled with the weights you have on. Make necessary attempts until you get it.
Being balanced means being properly weighted. Which leads to having good buoyancy. To compensate for the time when your tanks reached 1500PSI. take with you another 2LBS. 4LBS if your over 60KG. More if wearing a 7mm wetsuit.Next!
Enter the water go to about 1m deep. deflate BCD completely ensure no air bubbles in the wetsuit. Breath normally. Your start to rise and fall a little. Good sign!!!
There practice balancing your buoyancy. By inflating(pressing 1 interval at a time) As you rise when you get to a foot off the ground. Stop inflating and start using some fin. Move forward and don't inflate anymore. Breath continuously. Deep breath and slow If you rise too fast, breath slower.
Practice this a dozen times conduct this through one or two dives and every time you dive. You'll master this by the fifth dive.
Don't forget!!!! Have fun & enjoy