Returning to Diving

[khicks0906]

Hello,

This is my first post. I am not new to diving. I was certified 10 years ago but stopped diving to attend graduate school. Looks like I might now have a chance to get back into diving and I am excited about the possibility. I will be taking a refresher course soon and picking up a few things like a new mask and fins. I need to have my air tank checked and hoses inspected. Other than that I still have all of my gear.

Look forward to getting back into diving after too long of a break!

 

[Phil_C]

Welcome back to the darkside ! - it is very quickly addictive, and don't worry 10 years is nothing. I took a break of nearly thirty years before I cam back to it.

Enjoy and stay safe - P

 

[HowardE]

Hello,

This is my first post. I am not new to diving. I was certified 10 years ago but stopped diving to attend graduate school. Looks like I might now have a chance to get back into diving and I am excited about the possibility. I will be taking a refresher course soon and picking up a few things like a new mask and fins. I need to have my air tank checked and hoses inspected. Other than that I still have all of my gear.

Look forward to getting back into diving after too long of a break!

A refresher course isn't a bad idea when you've been away that long. Welcome back.

 

[khicks0906]

Thanks everyone! Yes, a refresher course is a must for me since I have to relearn the dive table calculations and such.

I'm pretty certain my tank, octopus, and BCD are still in good condition. I think all I will need is a new mask, snorkel and fins since some have been lost. So it shouldn't be an expensive re-entry

 

[Phil_C]

If you have your own regs and BCD and haven't dived them in ten years I suggest you get them serviced. Although they may have been stored clean and dry you cannot be certain that internal seals haven't dried out, degraded or cracked etc. and finding out whilst diving that something needed replacing is never a sensible option. - P

 

[TMHeimer]

If you have your own regs and BCD and haven't dived them in ten years I suggest you get them serviced. Although they may have been stored clean and dry you cannot be certain that internal seals haven't dried out, degraded or cracked etc. and finding out whilst diving that something needed replacing is never a sensible option. - P

Absolutely. I didn't use my pony reg. for less than a year and something siezed up somewhere. It was relatively very new.