Handling Your Dive Gear In The Water
Removing Your Weight Belt
You'll need to remove your weight belt to hand it to someone on a boat, correct a gear problem, or to establish positive buoyancy in the event of an emergency.
To remove your weight belt, undo the buckle and pull the belt out of the buckle. After removing the belt, hold the belt by the end without the buckle. This leaves the buckle at the bottom of the belt, which will catch any weights that slip down as you are holding it.
What you do next with the belt depends on the reason you are removing it. If an emergency situation exists, you'll hold it out to the side and drop it. This is called ditching your weight belt. If you are preparing to replace the belt or hand it to someone, rest the belt across your upper legs or stomach so you don't have to hold all of the weight with your hand.
To remove your weight belt, undo the buckle and pull the belt out of the buckle. After removing the belt, hold the belt by the end without the buckle. This leaves the buckle at the bottom of the belt, which will catch any weights that slip down as you are holding it.
What you do next with the belt depends on the reason you are removing it. If an emergency situation exists, you'll hold it out to the side and drop it. This is called ditching your weight belt. If you are preparing to replace the belt or hand it to someone, rest the belt across your upper legs or stomach so you don't have to hold all of the weight with your hand.
