Scuba Diving - BCD's

Hi there,

Here is some information about BCD's for you to read about:

BCD or buyoancy compensator device is used to float the diver and equipment while on the surface but allows for neutral buoyancy underneath the water. There are many BCD's. You can get an integrated BCD where your weights are integrated within the BCD instead of a weight belt.

BCD is to allow you to float on the surface to rest or swim, allow you to change the buoyancy while underwater and to keep the entire scuba sstem together on you.

There are 4 different styles of BCDs: Font mounted (vest) BCD, back mounted BCDs, advance design jacket BCD, and system BCD. The front mounted BCD is obsolete and old school. Back mounted BCDs are used mainly for cave diving and other forms of tech diving. The back mounted BCD are the standard for most tech diving. Advanced design jacket BCD is the standard BCD for recreational diving. The designs have changed over the years, but this continues to be the BCD of choice for recreational divers. System BCD has a versatile harness and interchangeable BCD bladders. This was originally designed for tech divers but is appropriate for any type of diving.

The inflation/deflation device on the BCD are a hose system. This also allows you to inflate your BCD with the air connected to tank and orally inflate the BCD. The modern BCDs have an overpressure valve that opens before the BCD bursts if you over inflated the BCD.
The shoulder and waist adjustments help custom fit the BC to you body. The more modern BCDs allow for integrated weight systems to allow you to adjust your weight in the BCD instead of using a separate weight belt. It allows for more comfort during your dive, as well as, easily dumping weights in case of emergency with quick release in weight pockets.

To see the variety of BCD's, Click Here!

Would love to hear about your favorite BCD to include in my upcoming blogs.

Happy Diving!

Lilah

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