Recreational Diving - Standard Equipment

Standard Equipment

  • Diving mask or full face diving mask and snorkel
  • Swimfins or scuba fins
  • Dry suit, wetsuit or regular swimsuit, depending on the water temperature
  • Buoyancy compensator or buoyancy control device (BCD)
  • Diving weighting system or weight belt
  • Diving cylinder or scuba tank
  • Diving regulator
  • Contents gauge or submersible pressure gauge (SPG)
  • Dive computer or depth gauge and timer
  • Surface marker buoy or other surface detection aid

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