– UTD TECHNIQUES –
WHY WE DO NOT DIVE
OVERWEIGHTED
2. Diver on the
3. At the shallow
1. Diver on the
right is over
stops, small
left is properly
weighted – the
changes in
weighted – bcd is
bcd carries the
buoyancy have
empty at shallow
extra weight.
a big effect on air
stops at the end
spaces.
of the dive.
4. The diver on the left
can control buoyancy
with lungs.
5. The diver on the right
may have trouble
controlling buoyancy
with lungs, since
the gas in the bcd will
change a lot even with
small changes in
depth.