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What's the point of doing this?
PS: I wasn't impressed with the cylinder banging into the coral - poor buoyancy control.
During training, the point of the drill is how well you handle task loading. Sensory/situational overload will cause you to focus on the task at hand and ignore other things (e.g., regular breathing, with the resultant depth change).BCD Remove/Replace underwater is a WRSTC training requirement for OW.
BSAC have not taught this activity, as a requirement, for over 30 years. As a confidence builder it’s sometimes done.BCD Remove/Replace underwater is a WRSTC training requirement for OW. Almost all training agencies are members of WRSTC. The skill is mostly taught in a kneeling position and with Jacket BCDs