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Emergency Air Systems

In an out of air emergency there are really only two things that matter — your next breath, and where it's coming from. An emergency air system (bailout bottle, bailout cylinder or emergency gas supply) is a scuba cylinder carried by a scuba diver for use as an emergency supply of breathing gas in the event of a primary gas supply failure. Some also call this a redundant air source.

Choosing among the available emergency air systems is an exercise in trade-offs. Small, compact bailout cylinders are easy to travel with, easy to use, easy to share and they can be stowed almost anywhere. But depending on how deep you are, they may only give you just enough air to kick for the surface or to find that wayward buddy. Bigger emergency air cylinder systems provide more options in that they may allow you to make a slower ascent, but they also take up more space on your gear, are harder to travel with and can create hydrodynamic drag.

The Scuba Doctor dive shop can supply the H2Odyssey Extra Air Source kit solutions, or help you to build a different setup to suit your particular requirements. Maybe you're a hookah diver needing a backup air source, a recreational diver going deeper on a single cylinder and wanting an out of air emergency solution, or a solo diver who needs a redundant air source to stay safe. Whatever you need, we can help you to achieve it.


Scuba Diving Checklist

Scuba Diving Checklist

This checklist has been designed to help you ensure you have all the kit you need to go Scuba Diving. Some people tend to forget something when they go diving. By following this checklist you will ensure you never miss anything again.

Some bits of kit in this checklist are optional depending on the type of diving you are doing, so don't worry if you don't have everything on the list.

Exposure Protection

  Do I need? Do I have? Packed
Wetsuit / Drysuit
Drysuit Undergarments
Gloves
Hood
Boots
Jacket

Dive Equipment

  Do I need? Do I have? Packed
Mask
Snorkel
Fins
Dive Computer
Backup Mask
BCD
BCD Weight Pockets
Weight Belt
Weights
Regulators (First Stage, Second Stage, Octopus, Contents / Depth Gauge)
Scuba Cylinder
Pony Set Up (Pony Cylinder, First Stage, Second Stage, Contents Gauge)
Compass

Dive Accessories

  Do I need? Do I have? Packed
Dive Knife
Line Cutter
Reel
DSMB
Dive Float & Flag
Dive Light
Underwater Camera & Lights
Catch Bag
Kit Bag
Logbook
Hose Holder
Diving Slate
Safety Whistle
Glow Sticks / Marker Light

Backup Kit

  Do I need? Do I have? Packed
Spare Fin Strap
Spare Mask Strap
Spare O-Rings
First Aid Kit
Allen Keys / Spanners
Spare Hoses

 
Have we missed something from our Scuba Diving Checklist? If so, please email us with your suggestions.

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