Why do people spit their regulator out as soon as they surface?

[Endler's]

Christmas tree ladder

If you ever get to climb one of these, make certain to only grab the horizontal bars.
Grab the vertical, and you could get clamped.

 

[LI-er]

make certain to only grab the horizontal bars.
Grab the vertical, and you could get clamped.

What does this even mean?

 

[lermontov]

What does this even mean?

i think he means finger pinched on hinged part

 

[Pressurehead]

Every time I climb a boat ladder or exit a beach shore diving the 2nd stag regulator stays in my mouth until I am on the boat deck or beach standing up, even if I am biting on the mouthpiece lug and not sucking on the thing, even though I have another regulator on a necklace under my chin.
If you have to be told why, You are a lost cause.

Do the talking on the beach on sitting on a seat on the boat, if you must.
OK, rant over.

 

[Vicko]

To wipe snot away.
There is a time and place for every scuba procedure we use. You would not do an air share emergency ascent when someone hits 100 bars during the safety stop.
If the weather is nice, the water warm I will happily lounge about on the surface waiting for everyone else to get on the boat. Lounging is generally nicer without the reg in my mouth.

 

[LI-er]

To all of you divers removing their regulators on the surface because it's a beautiful, calm tropical day, please, no complaints when the Tsunami hits.

 

[Rae HalfTheHill]

I've also found that newer divers will remove their regulator, and then proceed to hold it out of the water. It's not like they are waterproof or anything

 

[LI-er]

I've also found that newer divers will remove their regulator, and then proceed to hold it out of the water. It's not like they are waterproof or anything

Allowing an unused primary to drop below the surface seems wrong for some reason.

 

[John Bantin]

So they might drown - living on the edge!

 

[DanBMW]

I've been a divemaster for a little while, looking to become my instructor. An instructor I have been studying under says you should keep your regulator in your mouth from the time you go into the water to the time you are up the ladder.

The other day we were taking a group out and the surface was smooth when we went under but super choppy when we surfaced. I kept my reg in, no problem, but most of the other people in the group just immediately took their regs out and were constantly spluttering and spitting out water. We had one relatively novice diver who had removed his reg and it got tangled up behind him and he started panicking from getting whacked by waves. Luckily I was was able to swim over, untangle him, and get the regulator back in his mouth.

Anyways, just because you surface doesn't mean you immediantly take the regulator out!

Maybe you should rephrase your question to why do "some people" etc. It depends on the surface conditions and if communications is necessary. Of course, it's always best to keep it in your mouth.