Air Hoses: A Closer Look
Air hose malfunction can be a very serious safety concern. From yellow “crystals” to degraded linings, air hoses are essential pieces of equipment. Learn more about air hoses.
Alert Diver Category: Seguridad 101
Ejercicio y Riesgo de Descompresión
Estar en buena forma física puede ser importante, y a veces crucial, para la seguridad en el buceo. La forma física influye tanto en las actividades de buceo habituales como en las situaciones de emergencia. Una respuesta rápida y eficaz a exigencias repentinas a menudo puede resolver una situación de forma rápida y sencilla, mientras que una respuesta insuficiente puede prolongarla o agravarla.
Hose Failure
Some first-stage scuba regulators have a shared low-pressure hub. Purging the second-stage regulator to release pressure from all hoses before disassembling gear causes gas in the other hoses to move backward toward the first stage. The gas could carry debris from the other low-pressure hoses and possibly through the first-stage regulator into the hose being used to vent the system. Performing regular maintenance, checking your hoses and noting any difficulty in breathing or inflation during your predive check should prevent hose degeneration from causing an underwater incident.
La Importancia de una Comprobación de Seguridad Previa a la Inmersión
Certified divers learned to do predive safety checks during training, but do they perform one every time they dive? It is one of the easiest ways to prevent oversights, gear malfunctions and forgotten pieces of equipment. But predive safety checks often aren’t as thorough as they should be. Complacency and skipping your predive safety check or buddy check are entirely preventable factors in dive accidents. Complete all your checks before every dive.
