Advantages
Compared to the alternatives, the manifold offers the following advantages:
- Convenience - offers a better fit of cylinders than a single large tank, improving streamlining and comfort of the diver.
- Simplicity - the ability to breathe through an entire dive from a single regulator without the need to change second stages, except in an emergency.
- Ease of air sharing - a standard procedure exists for the situation when air sharing is needed. The long hose regulator is passed to the partner while the air donor switches to the short hose.
- Standard malfunction treatment - in case of a regulator or manifold malfunction a standard procedure can be used to minimize the gas loss. The diver can localize the malfunction and isolate it from the functioning system by closing the necessary valves.
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