Buoyancy Control: Fix 2 Common Mistakes (Quickly)
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2018
- Follow the scuba diving tips and tricks in this video to improve your buoyancy control.
Go from beginner to advanced scuba diver, master neutral buoyancy hacks and take your diving skills to the next level.
And if you ignore it?
Well, let’s just say you may not be able to handle some buoyancy problems …
So, check out the video to learn more about these 2 most common buoyancy mistakes divers do underwater.
Here’s some of the cool stuff you’ll learn in today’s video:
- Maintain neutral buoyancy when you descend
- Handle buoyancy emergencies when you ascend
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What about using a DSMD (or sausage), a reef hook, or emergency situations when drift diving? How does that sound?
When this happened to me on my first open water dive I felt so out of control. None of the instructors explained this to me. Thank you!
Ywa I had my first boat dive and we went over some rocks and I started to rise I tried to get the air out but I was stressing the anxiety I felt was insane I looked at my buddy with pure fear. Luckily we were only at 12m I came up and I was so scared my head was racing. For the rest of the dive I was holding on to rocks scared for my life it would happen again. Thanks to this video ik it's because we rose the air filled
Wow. You should have never been in open water unless you understood buoyancy.
I wish I had watched your video before I went for my review dive earlier last month (after a gap of 3 years). I shot up when we were supposed to do safety stop exactly as this video described (forgetting to vent the air in BCD). Luckily one of the DM caught me and brought me back to safety stop lvl. However, the instructor did not tell me why or how to prevent it from happening again. All he said was "remember to control your breathing and if this happens again, I won't come reaching for you." It was me who suspected that it happened because air expended in my BCD and I can't believe that when I voiced it out to him, he did not give a confirmed yes. I tried to vent it anyways during my last dive and I was FINE. Now I confirm my suspicion by watching your video! I wish all instructors could be proper teacher like you and students won't have to go through what I went through. Many thanks for making this video and all the vids in your channel!
Hi Amanda! Thanks for your feedback. I'm really happy you found the video useful. On the other side, I'm sad to hear you had such a bad experience last time you dived. I hope it won't keep you out of the water next time.
By the way ... next time you have a longer break out of the water, you can also try to do a "dry" refresher prior to a regular in-water review. It helps refresh the basics and restore self-confidence before you even hit the water again. As it's based on breathing techniques, it helps not only improve your buoyancy but also relax from the very beginning. Hope it helps too.
Maybe your instructor doesnt know. Lol
Same happend to me twice, I reacted exactly like you described...but now I know to react better. thank you!
Good advice, with important info. Well presented, too.
This video (or one like it) should be shown to every diver who has fewer than 50 logged dives on the way to each dive site.
VERY clear explanations. Thank you Patrick!
staying vertical ,leaning backward a little ,extending the deflator hose and dump air ...what a great technique .tq
Just did my OW and found going vertical helpful to ascend. Haven't seen anyone else comment!
Great video: concise and informative.
i had this moment too, thanks for ur explaination and yes like others too, the instructor didn't explain why.
kudosss and many thanks for the great tips!
many thanks Patrick.
great advice.
Excellent advise
Waiting for more
This is gold!! Thanks!
My first two dives in fresh water, after years away were exactly as you explained, combined with a LARGE BCD bladder, I ended up with liters of water in my BCD. I didn't lean back to vent from hose or point down to release air from bottom of BCD. This was incredibly helpful - Thank You..
You got water in your BCD? How? I thought you could add air or let air out, but the valves never allowed water in.
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What type of power inflator is that? I need that in my life.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for your information. Where are you based?
Nice!
This happened to me on my 2nd dive after getting certified. haha. Now I understand why
Thankyou very helpful.
You're welcome Lee !! :)
Lee, by the way, what was (Or maybe still is) your biggest challenge, when it comes to buoyancy?
I remember it took me ages before I could hover without moving my hands or feet in the pool when I was doing my open water course. Also, I had troubles to swim at the same depth at the beginning. Then, with practice, it all came step by step ... Now, when I teach an open water course, I often practice some basic breathing exercises on land with my students. It usually helps them control their buoyancy. Or, at least, they realize how breathing and buoyancy are narrowly connected.
All students have to go through a confined water session. There is nothing we can do about it. When I was a new instructor, I often found myself to be too picky on some skills. Later, I realized students can quickly catch up during a training dive. Practice is the key. And there are a lot of skills you can practice on land before you get in the water again.
Also, when beginner divers struggle to maintain their depth while diving, they just need a reference. I mean ... All divers do, right? Even advanced divers, and that's also why they are able to maintain their depth ... But which references am I talking about? It can really be anything. Usually the reef, the topology of the dive site but also your guide (who is supposed to have his buoyancy under control). However, my best tip would be to use a dive computer. Have your hands extended in front of you. You can then easily check your depth, anytime, quickly. This will definitely help you in the blue with no visual reference. This position also helps fine-tune your trim.
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So how to hover at the safety stop?
That rise always happens to me. I almost hit my head on the bottom of the boat. I feel like I always knew this but I never realized why. Now I know
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What you described in the beginning of the video cannot really happen if you are properly weighted. Obviously, you can be negatively buoyant, but to an extent that you "free fall" in the water? Only if you are over-weighted.
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What happened - you put 2 videos up and not more
Hey Phil, we haven't had enough sea to film more content. Planning to change that though ;-)
most important is to use "lung BCD", ascent and descent by breath technique, not the BCD......
At the beginning of one of my last dives (2 years ago) I lost buoyancy control and felt myself rising. I shite myself and all I could remember was to not hold my breath!! I had tried to vent but it didn't work because I was upside down, as I see now in this video. I forgot about the other BCD vent as well. I was unharmed but it was scarey at the time. The dive leader (poor guy) had a panic attack and that was the end of that dive. Totally My fault and I want to make sure to learn from the mistake and never do it again.
Thank you for this video, very informative. Trés bien
If you weren’t taught this in your first scuba class, you should demand your money back.
Thank you Patrick for your useful videos, they really clarify many things to me, please keep doing more videos :)
Nicely exaplained !!.. good job
I find it very hard to level during safety stop.. you rock!
Thanks! 😉
ah enfin une vidéo anglophone que je comprends ! Merci Patrick !
excellent advice to think of !
Just subscribed. Very resourceful information. Please make more videos
Great mate ;)Now I know where was my problem .;)your are a champion :)thank you!!!!
Great video examples, thanks! (Please make more videos!)
This video was exactly what I needed before going back into the water after a long break from diving. Thank you!
You're welcome! Have a great time underwater! :-)
Where are you going to be diving by the way?
love your videos. thank you.
Thank you very much helpful video
very nicely explained and very intriguing to subscribe, do more pls
Had to subscribe solid info
I subscribed to the channel. I have been diving for a long time, but I never stop learning! Great channel, and great video!
Mike, thanks for your feedback ! I'm glad to hear this video helps you.
Thank you Mike! :-)
By the way Mike ... Which "How to" video would you like us to do? What are you interested in or struggle with?
I’m sure this video will help all beginner divers, less-experienced divers or any other diver getting back in the water after a longer break. Loss of buoyancy control under the water can quickly turn into a safety issue, not only for the diver himself but also for the other ones diving with him … I wish all divers I guided or taught could have had access to this video … Great idea Patrick! Thanks! :-)
Thanks Eva!
Très bien.
just what i needed! thanks! Your accent reminds me of the scuba diving instructor in the movie "along came pollie" lol
You're welcome! Happy you find the video useful and you had some fun watching it at the same time! ;-)
You're right! Patrick's accent sounds a bit like the one of the diving instructor in that movie! :-) :-)
definetely did! can't wait to get back in the water and experience better buyancy with your tips!
@@TaMeGoHiontach Give me a shout how it went! Have a great time u/w! ;-)
went out and did my padi advanced open water, adventure dive peak performance buyancy went like a breeze, no more kicking about, just relaxed controlling air in bcd and going up and down with my breath along the reef, it was great! Also found out i always used too much weight before, now just enough to get to the bottom, control of buyancy is 3 times better than before. Thanks again for the tips, looking forward to more videos from you!
Thanks. Good video.
You're welcome!
Nice, Patrick and Eva! Thanks for Sharing !
You are welcome !!
You are welcome! :-)
By the way ... Which "How to" video would you like us to do? What are you interested in or struggle with?
I still find buoyancy a challenge, my last dive I descended too fast. I've been playing around with weighting, and My buoyancy check at the surface let me know that may have been over weighted. Thank you for the video, the leaning getting vertical and leaning slightly back is a good tip. I try to take advantage of my dump valves as well, but I have a little bit of trouble reaching the one in the back. So I need to get in the water more and keep practicing.
Thanks for your feedback! Sure, buoyancy is most likely the biggest challenge of all divers, at least when they start. And it’s a big one because it can affect not only your comfort under the water but also your safety. When it comes to buoyancy control, weighting is where it all begins. The better weighted you are, the easier it is to achieve neutral buoyancy. And neutral buoyancy, this is where you want to be, right? ;-) I noticed it helps a lot to write down in your log book, for each dive (Or diving holiday), the amount of weights you had, details about your exposure suit (3, 5, 7 mm?, long or shorty?, hood or none?, ….), if you dived in salt or fresh water ... And whatever else may help you to get properly weighted next time you hit the water again. As a bonus, better buoyancy control improves air consumption … ;-)
If you struggle to reach your release valve at the back, which often happen when you don’t really get the chance to dive regularly, practice first on land and locate it with your BCD on. Closing your eyes while doing it will help even more. Then try to locate it a couple of times during the dive. It will soon become a second nature for you! ;-) I hope those little extra tips help too! Have a great time under the water!
Getting familiar with your gear helps you prevent emergency situations and restore self-confidence. If you don’t have your gear under control, you may not have your dive under control. Not even talking about stress … When you control your gear and your breath, you control your dive! ;-)
Exactly Eva. And you don’t need to get wet to refresh and upgrade your scuba diving skills, at least not all of them. You can have a big part of your scuba refresh done on land by yourself. You can go through easy breathing techniques to improve your air consumption and buoyancy control right away, do a scuba gear review, or even some guided meditation specially designed for scuba divers to build your self-confidence. Then you have more time for fun once you go diving again! ;-)
Yeah, you're right buddy! :-)
Oh diving seems to be more complicated than what I initially thought
It isn’t so complicated. None of this is mandatory, only a best practice. And with practice you will start doing this without even thinking about it. Diving with experienced divers will give you aid.
Thanks a lot very good and nice video i still have one question
After each dive while ending it at the surface blood came out of my nose..?
Hi Gael! Eva and me are happy you’ve found the video useful. Your question is a big one! Before we answer it, can you tell us if it happens on each dive?
Thanks a lot for your quick response yes after each dive
I see … I’ve seen a few scuba divers with blood running out of their nose after we came back to the surface, usually after a longer break out of the water. None of them had after-effects, as long as I remember. It’s definitely pression-related. I guess some tiny blood vessels just burst in the nose. It shouldn’t be anything bad but as I’m not a doctor, maybe you should turn the question to a diving doctor. Where are you located? I can maybe send you the phone number of a DAN doctor. It's their job to answer that kind of questions and their consultations are usually free on the phone.
Hi Gael! What about your sinuses? Have you ever felt pain in your sinuses when descending or ascending, or maybe even after diving?
If you failed to equalize as often as you should or if you did a rapid ascent or descent, you may have experienced a “sinus squeeze”.
Why do people use the inflator hose when the shoulder vent is so much easier and faster?
I also use the dump valve but i always teach my students to learn using the lpi hose because it is more gradual and easier to control. And i tell them the more experience they get then they can try different things like using the dump valves. Because when you use the dump valves it releases the air much more quickly thats why i dont want my students doing it when they are just learning.
I wanna be a diver whats procedure
Hi Mohit, congratulations on making your decision to become a scuba diver! That sounds great! There are loads of options to get your diving certification but it all depends on a few things … like where do you live? Are there any dive shops in your region? Or do you plan some holidays by the sea? Give us more details. It’ll be easier for us to help you.
Here is the link to the biggest diving organization - www.padi.com
Bear in my mind it's not the only one and all other ones can be worth it. It's more about the dive shop itself, about the teaching and safety level they promote and, of course, about the diving instructor ...
That's true Eva. And there is an easy first step to check if the dive center, you choose, and their diving instructors are doing a great job or not. Just go to Tripadvisor.com, enter the name of the dive shop and check out what students before wrote about the place and their instructors.
As Patrick wrote earlier. Tell us about where you live and your plans and we'll be able to give you better tips! ;-)
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