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| Originally Posted by Woz And then shortly afterwards decide "no".
For the team environment (which the DIR method is) you should stick to what the team dives. Which you'll find will be DIN.
However if yo're starting off then stick with your A clamps until you have to change. |
Unless, of course, you're planning to undertake any form of diving that involves either mandatory decompression or you're entering an overhead environment (the inside of a wreck, for example). For these environments, DIN connections should be treated as obligatory.
At Fundamentals level, though, there's nothing inherently wrong with A-clamp - after all, the vast majority of divers here and abroad use it and they all seem to come back alive. If you're looking to progress towards more 'techie'-type diving, though, you should seriously consider getting your regulators converted. Certainly if Tech-1 or Cave-1 is your aim then it's a no-brainer...