Buoyancy Compensator

Cressi Start BCD - Medium
If you're looking for a durable, strong and almost bulletproof BCD jacket than the Start is what you are looking for. Constructed from extremely strong 500 and 1000 denier Cordura, with excellent buoyancy, even on smaller sizes the Start full jacket BCD fits the bill. Designed with the demanding use of Dive Training and Rental Facilities in mind this BCD will give the sport diver years of dependable use. The BCD has three over-pressure relief/dump valves with two located on the left and right shoulders and a third lower valve on the rear right of the air cell. All three can be manually dumped two with pull cords and the other with the power inflator mechanism. There are two plastic D-rings and two additional snap hooks for attachment of instruments and accessories. If used at Dive Facilities a size indicator is highly visible on the right shoulder.

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Buoyancy compensator?
What is a good BCD to buy? I want something with integrated weights, comfortable, and not bulky at all. Also I would like it to not be too expensive.

Your criteria is contradictory. You pay more for what you're looking for. Take a long hard look at what sort of diving you want to pursue. If you intend on moving into technical for instance or if you are going to be the vaction warrior. If you're going tech, no doubt about it, you'll be heading for an OMS or Dive Rite rig. It's going to get pricey, with back plates, bands, pockets, integrated lead stowage and different cells. But, you'll have a BC that you can reconfigure for anything and it will be back inflation. Vacation warrior? Spend what you budget allows. The cheaper ones will be the jacket style, and more expensive the back inflation and integrated lead.Stick to a basic travel BC, they are becomming more prevalent nowadays. I'm not going to rate one BC over another as they all have strengths and weakness' and are made for different diving.
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What is the best way to store a SCUBA Buoyancy Compensator Device for several months?
For the first time, I used my own personally owned SCUBA gear to dive. I was diving for several weeks in salt water, and then returned home. I probably will not be diving again for several months, how should I store my BC and reg?

As soon as possible after leaving salt water you ought to have thoroughly rinsed it with fresh water. That's rule #1 with any dive gear when used in salt. The BC bladder itself ought to have been drained and then flushed with fresh water as well, then drained again. Some people add an anti bacterial agent in that last bladder rinse, some don't. Up to you. Leave the bladder partially inflated, so that the lining inside doesn't stick together.Stowage is best done with a proper hangar in a cool, dry area of your house and out of direct sunlight. Your Reg set ought to be coiled properly with the first stage stopper in place and also in a cool, dry area out of direct sunlight after a proper fresh water rinse with the reg set under pressure from a tank for that rinse. A habit that you ought to take up after any dive, fresh or salt water is gently cracking your tank valve after undoing your yolk or din, to blow any water out of the area before placing your first stage stopper on the first stage. Do it easy or you may lose the tank valve O ring ( you have several in your save a dive kit, right?). This keeps H2O out of your first stage filter. Some filters are synthetic...some aren't. If you see green in there...take the regs in for service. You got water in the first stage for sure. Doing all this post dive and while the regs are pressurized will ensure nothing ought to back up from the second to the first stage and allows a good cleaning of the diaphragm in the second stages ( don't forget the octo). Allow both reg set and BC to dry before storage and all will likely be ready to rock when you need them. It's always a good idea to have both checked prior to reintroducing them back into service so keep that in mind before their next use after an extended stowage period.
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In what ways are fish bladders and buoyancy compensator vests similar?plzz help asap it's grade 8 science!!


as they fill or release air it will control where you are in the water. It is a lot harder for a fish, the fish have to get the air from their blood stream because they do not have lungs. Taking in air is harder because it is via their blood and they cannot release the air as fast as buoyancy compensator vests. Include all of this information and you should do fine. This information came from a marine biology professor.
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Buoyancy Compensator Information?
can i anyone tell me who invented the BC? and when it was invented, and why it was invented. thanks :) and does inflating it make you float or sink?

Why - It help you achieve neutral buoyancy while underwater. Being neutral allows you to swim more efficiently; therefore, lessening the amount of work you have to do; therefore, you will use less air and can dive for longer. Adding air to to a BC will make you more positively buoyant. On the surface, you add a lot of air to the BC to help you float. To start your dive you let air out of the BC. As you are descending and once you reach your desired diving depth, you slowly add air to the BC to achieve neutral buoyancy. As you ascend in the water, you will need to slowly let air out of the BC so it doesn't pull your too quickly to the surface. Once at the surface, add a lot of air to the BC to help you float.
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