Weight Belt Removal and Replacement Underwater

Knowing how to perform the PADI Weight Belt Removal and Replacement Underwater Skill can be handy when you need to adjust your weights underwater. It is rare to adjust weights underwater, but it can happen. You also might want to give an extra weight to another diver or your buddy if they need it.

PADI Weight Belt Removal and Replacement Underwater Skill

You will learn the Weight Belt Removal and Replacement Skill during PADI Confined Water Dive 5 of the PADI Open Water Course. This is the performance requirement in the PADI Instructor Manual:

Remove, replace, adjust and secure all or part of the weight system without losing control of buoyancy, body position and depth.

• With weight belt and weight integrated BCD on the bottom in water too deep in which to stand.
• With any weight system that requires reassembly after

In case of an emergency you can also perform another weight belt skill: The Emergency Weight Belt Drop

Steps for the PADI Weight Belt Removal and Replacement Underwater Skill

1. Make sure you are fully deflated
2. Unclip the weight belt
3. Remove the weight belt
4. Make sure you hold onto the weight belt
5. Check if the weight belt is not twisted
6. Replace the weight belt
7. Make sure nothing is entangled/stuck in the weight belt 
8. Secure the weight belt's quick release
9. Double check if all your equipment is streamlined

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Owning your own Weight Belt

Owning your own Weight Belt is really handy as you can rig the perfect amount of weight on it. This way you never have to adjust your weight belt before and after a dive! On top of that knowing your weight belts quick release buckle can also help you in and emergency or when you just want to adjust your weights underwater. We recommend you to check these weight belt systems:

SEAC INOX Weight Belt

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Sea Pearls Weights

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