Understanding every single piece of equipment in SCUBA Diving is vital to learning to dive. Here are all the pieces of equipment used in diving, and what they do. We'll start from the bottom, up:
Booties: keep your feet from getting cut, or getting cold.
Wetsuit: Keeps your body warmer than the outside water.
Gloves (optional): Keeps your hands from getting cut, or cold.
Tank: Provides the air you breathe underwater (not pure oxygen).
Regulator 1st Stage: Brings the pressure in the tank from about 3000 to about 150 psi.
Regulator 2nd Stage: This is the mouthpiece that you breathe air out of.
Buoyancy Compensator (BC): Allows you to sink, or float.
Lead Weights: This is what makes you sink. You can put these in your BC.
Octopus: This connects to your 1st stage. It is a second regulator that you or your buddy can use in an emergency situation.
Mask: Puts a layer of air between you and the water, allowing your eyes to focus clearly.
Hood (optional): Keeps your head from loosing heat underwater.
And there you have it! Everything you need in order to go SCUBA Diving. The next post will be about taking care of your equipment.
Happy Diving!
SCUBA Sam
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