Buoyancy control is a fundamental skill to enjoy diving in a safe and comfortable way. However, reaching an optimum ability level is more complicated, especially for less advanced divers.
For that reason, Víctor Córdoba, Human Resources Director in Dressel Divers is going to help us to improve our buoyancy control. He is a scuba diver with more than 6.000 dives in his log book, in addition he works as PADI Course Director and IANTD Instructor Trainer specialized in Cave Diving, Trimix and Rebreather Diving. In this post our knowledgeable diver offers us three secrets so you will know how to control your buoyancy during dives as he does. Let’s see them!
Scuba diving gear, its quantity and ballast weight distribution are the buoyancy control keys. Therefore, those people who know how to control their buoyancy are able to…
- Calculate precisely how much ballast weight is adequate (the exact right measure, neither more nor less than necessary)
- Know where the weights have to be positioned.
- Breathe correctly.