Dive Computer and Airport Security

[miked]

usually no problems. Once,though, a (probably new) TSA agent asked me "what is that?"
I replied: "My dive computer"
TSA: "a computer,okay, turn it on".
me: "Okay". I hit the switch, and the Dc went through the startup sequence, which included a countdown (9,8,7 etc.)
the agent saw that and almost fainted.
Fortunately there was a senior agent there, who smiled at me, and said " enjoy your trip"....

 

[Ppporch]

That's what I do too - dive computets, regs and flashlights in my backpack - never a problem in multiple trips to Aruba, Turks & Cocos and Aruba.

Tools, on the other hand, were a problem leaving Grand Cayman this past August and they took a small multi tool, a cone wrench and a ratcheting crescent wrench that were in my backpack. I've carried these tools to GC for the last 4 years and they are fully TSA compliant - but GC agents said they follow British rules - not TSA - and confiscated them. In response to never having these tools be a problem in GC before, they said I must have checked them in past years! I didn't. Bottom Line - they suck, so leave the tools in checked bags and hope they don't get stolen by the baggage guys!

Thanks for the heads up. Heading to Little Cayman in December.