Seac mute stagne Instructions page 28

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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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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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This manual cannot replace the 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.
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.
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DANGER
DANGER
ATTENTION
ATTENTION
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
easier descent (fig. 6). If you prefer, slightly
widen the suit neck is just as quick to release
all air from the suit (fig. 8).
Once you have reached a depth of 3-5 meters,
we advise turning the ring nut ¼ of a turn
towards the closure position, three times
(from left to right) (fig. 7). This will contain the
air we are to introduce into the suit, without
risking a pointless dump.