| To be honest the head to toe does not substitute checking your own gear prior to jumping in the water - you should always do that whilst kitting up. The head to toe confirms to the team that all is available and working as planned - and that equipment which is needed for the team - like one primary reel for a cave dive example - is present.
With regard to the in water checks, I've just returned from Mexico where we were drysuit diving in caves in 35 odd degrees C and 95 per cent humidity. If all checks had been done before getting in the water in heavy kit, with nowhere to stand comfortably whilst wiating for other team members, we would have been bathed in sweat and chilled on the dive. Clearly before we jumped in we checked that both regs were working and that the wing would inflate. All else - pocket contents, lon ghose deployment, light checks can be done in the comfort of the water.
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