Packing Your Scuba Gear

In preparing for your trip, be sure all of your diving equipment has been serviced and is functioning properly. You should always test all existing and/or any newly purchased equipment in a pool or the ocean to ensure it is working and to familiarize yourself with something new. Be sure to install new batteries in your dive computer, and refresh yourself on its safe operation.

Pack your gear in the order of suiting up. For example, your wet suit should be packed last since it’s the first thing you put on, and your fins and mask should be packed first since you put them on last. Bring along a spare mask, diving gloves, and a re-dive kit with extra O-rings, toothpaste to clean your mask, extra batteries for your lights, and an extra strap for your mask. Always bring two lights (one as a backup). Make sure you have a whistle and a small mirror with you. This way if there is a lot of boat traffic, you will be able to reflect the sun off of the mirror so if you can not be heard at least you will be seen.