It is the basic skill to assemble different pieces of scuba diving and getting them ready for actual diving. Check the step-by-step guide to perfectly assemble your scuba diving gear. It is useful whether you learn scuba diving in India or any other part of the world. Visit our official webpage for more information.

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Basic Tips to Perfectly Assemble Your Scuba Dive
Equipment
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The initial step before you go scuba diving is to perfectly set up and assemble scuba
diving gear. It is a basic yet crucial scuba diving skill to Learn scuba diving in India or
elsewhere. Check the following steps essential to assemble scuba diving equipment for
beginners.
Inspect the Scuba dive cylinder
The first thing for the dive equipment set-up is to start by inspecting the scuba tank and
check all the numbers on the tank especially test the hydrostatic test date and check your
visual inspection. Make sure all the dates are correct.
Check the O-Ring
Make sure to check if the O-ring is in there and that it is in great condition. After that, it is
important to check the tank valve which way is open and close and give it a little burst to
clean the valve.
Place BCD 4 fingers from the top

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Once the O-ring setup is done, grab the BCD at the BCD handle and put the safety strap
away and correctly place the BCD over your scuba tank. Make sure that it is at least 4
fingers from the top. After that close the buckle and double-check that everything is
completely attached. It is important to note that the tank valve must be parallel to the BCD
handle.
Attach the safety strap
Place and tighten the safety strap and double-check that the BCD handle is parallel to
your tank valve. You have to make sure that the tank is not too high or too low by placing
your hand and fingers at the top of your valve and BCD to make sure everything is
attached correctly. Grab your tank or the handle of the BCD and then give it a little wiggle
just make sure you be careful of your back.
Grab your regulator and unscrew the dust cap from the first stage and make sure that the
two breathing hoses are on the right side or on the right shoulder of your BCD.
Place the first stage over the valve and then gently screw until it's closed, now it's very
important do not do this too tight so only three fingers tight. It's all ok if your regulator
moves a little bit before we open up the tank.
Attach the inflator hose to the BCD
Now attach the low-pressure inflator hose by pulling back the top of the low-pressure
inflator hose and connecting it to the inflator hose of the BCD. Make sure afterward that
you streamline it.
Attach the alternate air source
Once it's all streamlined and looks in order grab your alternate air source and attach it at
the right spot on your BCD. Make sure the yellow is shining onward. Now if everything
looks good before opening up turn the SPG away from you so the glass, in the unlikely
event that it damages it cannot hurt anybody.
Hold down the inflator button of the BCD and slowly open up the tank instantly releasing
the inflator button of the BCD. All the way open up the tank until the end. Now do a full
check of your dive equipment by fully inflating the BCD first and letting air escape from
the BCD then wait for a second.

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Make sure there are no leaks squeeze it a little bit so now we have checked that air goes
in and that there are no leaks. Then deflate the BCD by releasing all the air, then check if
it also works orally by putting a bit of air in there- a couple of breaths are enough. Make
sure you press down the deflator button when you breathe in.
Once that is all okay then deflate the BCD again. Then grab your stage in your right hand
and your SPG in your left hand. Clean your second stage by purging a little bit then
smelling it making sure that the air is not contaminated and then put your second stage in
your mouth and breathe in slowly and deeply a few times while looking at your air gauge.
Your air gauge needle should stay still if it moves then there is a problem. If it is all ok
then put your second stage down again take out your alternate air source and repeat the
process. Gently breathe in and out making sure that everything is ok. Replace the
alternate air source and make sure that everything is streamlined again. Then after it is all
streamlined gently place your equipment on its side and make a nice little package out of
it as compact as possible.