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I clicked no. 2, but agree that I think it varies.
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That is me every time i go diving! Comes back like riding a bicycle. A rusty bicycle.I struggled to remember how to do some of it.
I use boats that cover the entire spectrum, from doing nothing at all to doing absolutely everything for you. In some cases you barely have a choice. Reef Divers Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, I assume Cobalt Coast, have you sit on the end of the boat and help you don your BC before diving. At the end of the dive, they take your BC off at same seat, and by the time you get back to your spot, your BC is on a new cylinder.
There is one common thread to all these wildly different procedures, I always check my own gear personally before every dive. I rarely find anything I need to change, occasionally the position of the BC on the cylinder. Knowing that I checked my own gear gives me confidence that it is OK. Forever, the last thing I do before jumping to to take several breaths while watching my SPG, this way nobody can surprise me with a last minute change
When the crew generally does it, I think nearly everyone lets them do it.