Gear Removal and Replacement

Taking your gear off underwater is a useful skill.

Typically scuba divers don’t have to take off their gear while underwater. This skill is normally only done during training to help new divers get comfortable with their equipment and doing complex skills underwater. However, sometimes you do need to remove your gear (perhaps it has gotten tangled in kelp) and it always helps to know you can remove and replace it when needed.

Check out the video above to see the skill in action. Keep in mind: we are not instructors! This is meant to be an example of what you will learn, not a study tool.

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