Orally Inflate BCD at the Surface
Orally Inflate BCD at the Surface can be really important for when your inflator button does not work properly or when you run out of air. In both cases you can still add air into your BCD by Orally Inflating it. You can easily orally inflate your BCD using these steps.
Accidents are very rare in scuba diving, but they can happen. From the few accidents that did happen, there were some cases where scuba divers did not inflate their BCD correctly at the surface. Especially someone is in panic and run out of air they might not think straight to inflate their BCD's Orally. For this reason it is very important to practice to inflate your BCD orally at the surface skill correctly.
This skill is part of the confined water dive 1 of the PADI Open Water Course. According the PADI Instructor Manual the performance requirement of this:
Deflate the BCD, then orally inflate it until positively buoyant
In this Skill video below we explain in an easy way how to orally inflate your BCD at the surface for the PADI Open Water Diver Course:
Accidents are very rare in scuba diving, but they can happen. From the few accidents that did happen, there were some cases where scuba divers did not inflate their BCD correctly at the surface. Especially someone is in panic and run out of air they might not think straight to inflate their BCD's Orally. For this reason it is very important to practice to inflate your BCD orally at the surface skill correctly.
This skill is part of the confined water dive 1 of the PADI Open Water Course. According the PADI Instructor Manual the performance requirement of this:
Deflate the BCD, then orally inflate it until positively buoyant
In this Skill video below we explain in an easy way how to orally inflate your BCD at the surface for the PADI Open Water Diver Course:
PADI Orally Inflate BCD at the Surface Skill Steps
Make sure before you start that you locate your BCD hose and know how to press the inflator/deflator button correctly.
1. In water to deep to stand in, start by deflating your BCD fully
2. Make sure you kick up to stay on the surface
3. While kicking, start to orally inflate your BCD
4. When you are fully inflated and established positive buoyancy you finish the skill
It is important to have long, strong fin strokes to easily stay on the surface. Breath deeply into the BCD to minimise the amount of breaths you have to take.
Check out the PADI Orally Inflate the BCD at the Surface video 👇
1. In water to deep to stand in, start by deflating your BCD fully
2. Make sure you kick up to stay on the surface
3. While kicking, start to orally inflate your BCD
4. When you are fully inflated and established positive buoyancy you finish the skill
It is important to have long, strong fin strokes to easily stay on the surface. Breath deeply into the BCD to minimise the amount of breaths you have to take.
Check out the PADI Orally Inflate the BCD at the Surface video 👇
Some BCD's inflate orally better others. We recommend the Aqualung BCD's for the best oral inflator hoses. Especially these 3 models are great for orally inflating the BCD:
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Marcel van den Berg
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