Remember that heavy or clumsy dive gear might hold our face underwater and create a drowing risk in amazingly shallow water. With our gear on we non-sidemount people all have a fair amount of weight on our backs. It's light enough underwater but in the shallows or on a dock you need to be careful that you don't fall, trip or roll and end up with your face underwater and no reg available. You might be in only 15" of water but among slippery rocks or with fins on it can take amazingly long to get up. I had a scary situation once almost getting knocked off a dock wearing doubles with no regs attached. I would have ended up on my back in 2m of murky water with a desperate need to get those tanks off fast.
Make sure you have a reg avalable and always be mindful of how very much you do not want to fall, get hurt, break equipment, maybe miss some dives. Take it easy, take it slow, think about what you are doing and get there intact.
Make sure you have a reg avalable and always be mindful of how very much you do not want to fall, get hurt, break equipment, maybe miss some dives. Take it easy, take it slow, think about what you are doing and get there intact.