Had a nice solo bimble in about 8m on holiday in Mallorca,
about half way through the dive I heard a strange gurgling sound as I added a little air to my bc, but as I was not using much air in my bc anyway, (Alu hire tank left me a little underweighted- ) It carried on regardless.
Only on exiting did I notice my bc was full of water. this being due to my inflator tube splitting (not the hose) as it bends over.
Whilst this caused no problems on a light bimble like this- other than exiting with half the med in my bc. It could have been disasterous at depth, if the bc wouldn't fill with air to get me off the bottom. Particularly if solo and no buddy to help diagnose the problem or lift with a cbl.
Moral?
I guess: Check bc for wear and tear, there was probably a small hole that I could have seen before the dive.
Check everything when solo/independent diving as the consequences of failure of kit are severe.
Do a shallow check out dive at the start of every season.
Anything else that could be learnt?
Stuart
about half way through the dive I heard a strange gurgling sound as I added a little air to my bc, but as I was not using much air in my bc anyway, (Alu hire tank left me a little underweighted- ) It carried on regardless.
Only on exiting did I notice my bc was full of water. this being due to my inflator tube splitting (not the hose) as it bends over.
Whilst this caused no problems on a light bimble like this- other than exiting with half the med in my bc. It could have been disasterous at depth, if the bc wouldn't fill with air to get me off the bottom. Particularly if solo and no buddy to help diagnose the problem or lift with a cbl.
Moral?
I guess: Check bc for wear and tear, there was probably a small hole that I could have seen before the dive.
Check everything when solo/independent diving as the consequences of failure of kit are severe.
Do a shallow check out dive at the start of every season.
Anything else that could be learnt?
Stuart