Verify What You Have Learned Review the following questions about assembling your scuba gear: 5. How should your regulator be oriented when you mount it on your cylinder? _____________ _______________________________ ________________ 6. A scuba cylinder valve is turned on when you rotate it in a ________________ direction. 7. How should you and your buddy don your scuba units? __________________________ _______________________________ ___ 8. To ensure that it is clear to be ditched if necessary, you should put the weight belt on _________________________. ENTERING AND EXITING THE WATER Because you will be diving at many different sites, you must know different ways of getting in and out of the water. There are general rules that apply to all entries and some rules that are specific to each type of entry. You will become familiar with a number of entries during your confined-water and openwater training. Your instructor will also teach you specific techniques for your local diving area. This section of the book introduces some of the common entries and exits that divers use. It would take an entire book to describe all of the entry and exit techniques used worldwide. You will learn local methods from your instructor. Never assume that you know how to enter and exit the water everywhere. Always get an orientation from a NAUI diving professional to the diving procedures for every new site and region. Checking Your Equipment Once you and your buddy have your equipment on, you must check one another’s equipment one last Chapter 3- Diving Skills FIGURE 3-29. DO A GOOD EQUIPMENT INSPECTION BEFORE YOU GET IN THE WATER. YOU MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR BUDDY’S GEAR. time before getting in the water (figure 3-29). You must know how your buddy’s equipment works and they must know how to operate yours in case of an emergency. The acronym, SEABAG, is an easy way to remember the series of steps that you follow to plan a dive and check each other’s equipment. SEABAG stands for: • Site survey • Emergency planning • Activity planning • Buoyancy • Air • Gear and go See Chapter 6 for the steps for site survey, emergency planning, and activity planning. The steps for buoyancy, air, and gear and go, are covered in this section. A checklist for the steps is included in Appendix C. To check for buoyancy, use the following steps: 1. Check your own and your buddy’s weight system to be sure that you can easily release the weights, if necessary. Note the type of system they are wearing and the type and direction of release. 2. Check your own and your buddy’s BC to be sure that you know how to power inflate, orally inflate, and deflate the BCs. Also note the number and types of releases on the BC. Diving Skills 61
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