Scuba diving is an equipment intensive related activity, your safety depends on the reliability of your equipment to supply you with the necessary components in an alien hostile world.
Humans were not meant to breathe water, nor extract the oxygen they require whilst underwater, perhaps one day in the future we will all be fitted with artificial gills and scuba gear will become obsolete until then, "Scuba equipment is life support equipment"
Sold primarily through professional dive centres world-wide. Little problems can be avoided if you maintain your equipment, simple steps like gentle soaking and washing your equipment thoroughly after each dive, ensuring no water enters the air inlet of the first stage when unpressurised, sand and mud are kept out of second stages and hoses are inspected for wear regularly.
One piece of equipment that is often overlooked is the cylinder valve, only when the valve becomes too hard to turn or fails to work is it thought about. When your cylinder has a hydrostatic test, ask for the valve to be serviced at the same time, this is not a requirement of Standards and as such is not part of the test, the cylinders integrity is under question, not the humble valve.
All of your scuba equipment should also be serviced at least annually by an approved service technician competent in servicing the equipment you are using.
Pro-Dive Central Coast is an authorised service centre and services most brands of equipment used by scuba divers. Pro-Dive use only all new parts as replacements and inspects equipment before service to analyse prior faults so they are repaired during service, only then is your life support equipment ready for use as soon as you pick it up.
Pro-Dive technicians undergo regular equipment updates to keep them up to date with new equipment and products. Your safety and enjoyment is paramount and you should ensure your equipment is maintained as per manufacturers specification and serviced by an approved Technician.
Contact the Service manager for any questions you may have, rest assured your valuable scuba gear will work for you, every time you desire to visit the underwater world. |