DevonDiver
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For long surface swims, in rough conditions, only. A snorkel is a tool, that should be used based on a risk assessment for each dive.
I keep a snorkel bungeed to my backplate so that I meet instructor standards when teaching PADI courses. Otherwise, I very rarely carry one.
I have my regulator in my mouth for entry, because a snorkel won't help if I lost buoyancy when I hit the water. I have a regulator in my mouth when on the surface after the dive, because I have plenty of reserve air left. 50bar/500psi is plenty enough gas to get back to the boat or shore when breathed at 1atm.
Snorkels are far from optimum for wreck diving - where they pose an entanglement risk. I do a lot of wreck diving. Snorkels are also a P.I.T.A for photography. I do a lot of that too.
I keep a snorkel bungeed to my backplate so that I meet instructor standards when teaching PADI courses. Otherwise, I very rarely carry one.
I have my regulator in my mouth for entry, because a snorkel won't help if I lost buoyancy when I hit the water. I have a regulator in my mouth when on the surface after the dive, because I have plenty of reserve air left. 50bar/500psi is plenty enough gas to get back to the boat or shore when breathed at 1atm.
Snorkels are far from optimum for wreck diving - where they pose an entanglement risk. I do a lot of wreck diving. Snorkels are also a P.I.T.A for photography. I do a lot of that too.