General Guidelines - Seac Traje seco Manual Del Usuario

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Diving below ice and in temperatures
below 6 degrees centigrade can be
dangerous. This type of dive requires
specific preparation and equipment. Do
not dive in these conditions without first
having completed a cold water speciality
course that also includes dry suit use.
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Incorrect use of the dry suit may lead to
a lack of buoyancy control. Consequent
uncontrolled ascents or descents may
cause decompression sickness, air
embolism, pulmonary overdilation, acute
problems compensating the airways.
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ATTENTION
The dry suit must not be used to lift
objects or weights from the sea bed.
Failure to comply with this warning will
lead to high risk of accident.
Whenever recovering items from the sea
bed, always use specific raising balloons.
IMPORTANT
We highly recommend attending a course
for the use of a dry suit. Specific learning of
techniques to be applied lies at the base of
safety and comfort.
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ATTENTION
T h i s m a n u a l
instructions given in a course on the
specific use of the dry suit. Do not dive
if not qualified to do so and without
having practiced standard emergency
procedures. Refer to a qualified diving
instructor to be taught specific points on
the safe use of the dry suit.
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DANGER
DANGER
c a n n o t r e p l a c e t h e
IMPORTANT
We recommend starting descent along
a cord or chain anchored to the sea
bed. A rope is a safety element that is
also important in controlling buoyancy in
addition to providing psychological support
and a point of reference during descent
and ascent.

GENERAl GUIDElINES

• The use of the dry suit requires specific
knowledge that can be learned only by taking
a scuba diving course through a training
center in the specific territory.
• The dry suit specialty course will help you
understand how to use it correctly, making
you aware of all potential dangers.
• When diving with a dry suit, you must in any
case always use a BCD. The main, essential
task of a BCD is to provide appropriate
buoyancy in all phases of the dive.
• Use of air intake within the dry suit is for
the sole purpose of keeping and controlling a
correct heat supply.
• Always dive with experts on the procedures
and techniques to be used with dry suits.
• Comply with the limits and rules of diving,
reviewing safety procedures on a regular
basis.
• Never dive in or enter the water from a
height greater than one meter. Failure to
comply with this guideline may cause serious
damage to the dry suit.
USE IN DIVES
As soon as you enter the water, adjust buoyancy
by putting air into the Buoyancy Control Device
(BCD). If you feel the body starting to be
constricted due to water pressure, you will
need to put a little air into the dry suit, using
the inflation valve, in order to compensate the
external pressure effect.
As you start descent, you will need to dump
both the air in the BCD and any air you have
inflated into the dry suit. Total dump of air from
the BCD should already allow for descent to
start easily. If this is not sufficient, also dump
the air within the dry suit, by acting on the
dump valve. Rotate the external valve ring nut
anticlockwise (from right to left) (fig. 5) and
position the left elbow upwards and the wrist
lower, to facilitate air dump, allowing for an
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