My personal equipment configuration:
Hogarthian Gear Configuration
- Low profile face mask.
- Long hose regulator for swimming in tandem donated from the mouth so shells, sand, or debris won't choke an out of gas diver in an emergency.
- Quality back-up regulator worn on a necklace so it is easily found.
- Custom fit, single weave harness.
- Crotch strap for security & extra gear.
- Metal backplate to hold tank secure.
- Buoyancy compensator worn behind the diver out of the way providing proper lift in a diving position and will float diver on back easily on the surface in an emergency.
- No dangling items.
- Simple, easy to read pressure gauge.
- Time/Depth worn on wrist easily viewed by rescuer in an emergency or while using a DPV (diver propulsion vehicle).
The primary purpose of NIDA sport diver programs is to prepare certified divers at the rescue diver level or above for the rigors of technical diving. This begins with the NIDA B.E.T.T.E.R. Diver Course (Buoyancy, Equipment, Trim, Technique, Environmental Awareness, Risk Management).
This course may be taught at the sport diver level using a single cylinder configuration, or at the technical level using doubles.