Buddy Check Diving 👌 BWRAF
The Buddy Check Diving is a check we do every time before we go scuba diving. It is easy to remember the steps for the buddy check by using the scuba acronym BWRAF.
You learn the Buddy Check BWRAF during your PADI Open Water Diver Course. This is such and important skill that you will practice it many times. You will practice the Buddy Check diving skills on PADI Confined dive 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and all the 4 PADI open water dives.
The scuba acronym BWRAF stand for: BCD, Weight System, Releases, Air and Final OK.
You learn the Buddy Check BWRAF during your PADI Open Water Diver Course. This is such and important skill that you will practice it many times. You will practice the Buddy Check diving skills on PADI Confined dive 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and all the 4 PADI open water dives.
The scuba acronym BWRAF stand for: BCD, Weight System, Releases, Air and Final OK.
Buddy Check Scuba Diving - BWRAF
Steps for the PADI Buddy Check Scuba Diving BWRAF:
1. First we need to test each others BCD's
2. Using the LPI button, start inflating your buddy's BCD (you can do this at the same time to save some time
3. Once you are sure the power inflator works and your buddy's BCD is not leaking, then deflate the BCD.
4. Next step for the Buddy Check in Scuba Diving is to Orally inflate each others BCD, this time a few breaths will be enough as you already tested for leaks before.
5. After checking the BCD, check the weight system, making sure nothing is entangled, streamlined, no weights are missing and that the weight system quick release mechanisms works properly
6. Then check the releases on your buddy's dive equipment, no entanglement, all releases secure, especially check your Buddy's Cylinder Band / Strap to prevent a loose cylinder band
7. After that, the most important part of the buddy check scuba diving is checking your buddy's Air
8. First make your you Buddy's Air is fully open (Double check which way is open and close on the side of the turn valve)
9. After you both checked each others tank valve, grab your regulators and purge, smell and breath from them while looking at your SPG (When you breath the pressure gauge needle should NOT move)
10. Then check the alternate air source on each other for the Buddy Check
11. Finally the Final OK in the Buddy Check, which means fully check all the dive equipment, do we have fins, a scuba mask, snorkel, are all hoses streamlined... If all good then give the Final OK to your Buddy and then we are ready to Scuba Dive!
Check out this video for the PADI Buddy Check. The video is with a voice over, so don't forget to put the sound on 🔈
1. First we need to test each others BCD's
2. Using the LPI button, start inflating your buddy's BCD (you can do this at the same time to save some time
3. Once you are sure the power inflator works and your buddy's BCD is not leaking, then deflate the BCD.
4. Next step for the Buddy Check in Scuba Diving is to Orally inflate each others BCD, this time a few breaths will be enough as you already tested for leaks before.
5. After checking the BCD, check the weight system, making sure nothing is entangled, streamlined, no weights are missing and that the weight system quick release mechanisms works properly
6. Then check the releases on your buddy's dive equipment, no entanglement, all releases secure, especially check your Buddy's Cylinder Band / Strap to prevent a loose cylinder band
7. After that, the most important part of the buddy check scuba diving is checking your buddy's Air
8. First make your you Buddy's Air is fully open (Double check which way is open and close on the side of the turn valve)
9. After you both checked each others tank valve, grab your regulators and purge, smell and breath from them while looking at your SPG (When you breath the pressure gauge needle should NOT move)
10. Then check the alternate air source on each other for the Buddy Check
11. Finally the Final OK in the Buddy Check, which means fully check all the dive equipment, do we have fins, a scuba mask, snorkel, are all hoses streamlined... If all good then give the Final OK to your Buddy and then we are ready to Scuba Dive!
Check out this video for the PADI Buddy Check. The video is with a voice over, so don't forget to put the sound on 🔈
It is easier to do the buddy check if you and your buddy have their own full set of diving equipment. Also knowing that the dive equipment has not been used by so many others is much more hygienic. There are many good set's of dive gear. But check out this Aqualung dive gear package:
We have made a second video that explains how to perform the BWRAF scuba in a demonstration level for the PADI Divemaster and PADI Dive Instructor course:
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Marcel van den Berg
PADI Platinum Course Director
PADI Platinum Course Director
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