Failure of Diving Equipment Other Than Breathing Apparatus
Hazard | Consequences | Cause | Avoidance and prevention |
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ballast weight loss | Possible inability to establish neutral buoyancy leading to uncontrolled ascent | Loss of diving weights. |
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Water ingress into dry suit, and associated loss of air from dry suit. |
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Catastrophic leak in dry suit:
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Drysuit blow-up | Uncontrolled ascent with possible decompression problems | Inflation valve jammed open. |
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Loss of propulsion, maneuvering control and mobility |
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Loss of swimfin(s). Most often due to strap or strap connector failure. |
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Loss of mask | Inability to focus underwater:
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Failure of mask strap or buckle.
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Buoyancy compensator blow-up. (uncontrolled inflation) | Uncontrolled ascent with possible decompression problems | Inflation valve stuck open. |
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Uncontrollable loss of air from buoyancy compensator | Inability to achieve neutral or positive buoyancy, and potential difficulty or inability to make controlled ascent or to ascend at all. | Catastrophic leak in buoyancy compensator:
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Blunt edged cutting tool | Inability to cut free from entanglement, possibly resulting in drowning. | Poor maintenance and pre-dive inspection procedures. |
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