DIVING TECHNIQUE. How to make THE PERFECT SCUBA DIVING GIANT STRIDE.
1) Make sure you follow the boat crew’s dive briefing about entering the water.
2) Gear up when the dive boat tells you to and then perform a buddy gear check.
3) Once you reach the entry point, make sure your mask is on and put your regulator in your mouth.
4) Make sure you are steady (the boat crew will usually be assisting).
5) Once the crew and you have determined it’s safe for you to enter, use the palm of your right hand to hold your regulator in place and the fingers of the same hand to hold your mask in place.
6) Look out straight toward the horizon, and then simply step out from the boat far enough to ensure that your cylinder clears the platform’s edges.
7) You should float, but if you begin to sink, add more air to your BC until you are positively buoyant.
8) Perform your final “cross-check” (abstract from Patricia Wuest, Sport Diver magazine, March 27, 2018).