Preparing for Kayak Scuba Diving

Video Transcript

"Alright, I'm going to demonstrate now how you're going to gear up while in the kayak when you're actually out in the water, and make it a little easier for you to understand what's going on. I'm going to actually demonstrate it a little later on. First thing I would do is strap the paddle down, make sure it's secure and not going to go away from you when I'm on the boat. The anchor line, the anchor will be set out thrown out into the water somewhere. Once that's safe and secure, I would turn around, come to the BC unit back here, kind of balancing on the boat can be a little bit unstable sometimes, so you've got to make sure that your balance is good. So I'd reach back here, get the dive flag out, put it somewhere in one of these holes, wherever I can put it, maybe clip it on, and reach back, pull the BC out, while holding onto it, I would turn on the air just like this if it's already on, and then I'd reach down and inflate this a little bit so it's buoyant, so it's not going to go anywhere, and not sink to the bottom most importantly. And all the while it's secured to one of the lines back here, elastic strap, or the anchor line, whatever, but just so it's secure. Once it's set there floating, it's all good, I don't have to worry about it. I can move up here to the front hatch very carefully, keep my balance, reach in this bag, and again, just being very careful with the gear, one thing at a time. If I take more than one thing out at a time that could lose it really easily on this. So I take out my fins one at a time, put them on my feet, just kind of be right there where it's ready to go, let them be strapped on. I would then put the other fin on, get my hood out. And guys just be careful with all this stuff, just one thing at a time, so you don't lose anything. So once both fins are on, I would put this hood on, I won't do that right now but I'll do it a little bit later."