Bay City Scuba will supply all your hardware during your open water course which you can hire.

You will need to bring the following soft wear equipment to your practical component of this course.

Single Back Mount Configuration:

• Single cylinder of adequate capacity (11litres or above)
• DIN First stage
• One Standard regulator with 2m / 7ft hose with piston clip for clipping off regulator when stowed or standard short hose configuration.
• One Back up regulator wit standard length hose fitted with a neck bungee
• One low pressure inflator hose for BCD
• One low pressure inflator hose for Dry Suit
• One SPG with piston clip for attaching to D’Ring when stowed
• (When using any helium mixes, an off board dry suit inflation system must be used or bailout gas must be used for suit inflation)

BCD must be adequate, has the capacity to carry a side sling cylinder and must have adequate lift.

Twinset Equipment Configuration:

• Twin Cylinder with an isolation manifold and DIN valves.
• Minimum10 liter cylinders (12 liter is preferred)

Right-hand post regulator:

• DIN First stage, primary regulator with 2m / 7ft hose with piston clip for clipping off regulator when stowed. This regulator must be HOG LOOPED
• One low pressure inflator hose for BCD or Dry Suit depending on harness configuration
• One SPG with 15cm / 6 inch HP hose

If using Transmitter style computers, transmitter to be placed on this side.

Left-hand post regulator:

• DIN First stage, One Back up regulator wit standard length hose fitted with a neck bungee
• One low pressure inflator hose for Dry Suit or BCD depending on harness configuration
• One SPG with 15cm / 6 inch HP hose

(When using any helium mixes, an off board dry suit inflation system must be used or bailout gas must be used for suit inflation)

Side Sling Cylinder Configuration:

• One suitable DIN regulator with SPG on a 15cm / 6 inch HP hose that conforms and is compliant with the gas being used and any local laws.
• One Primary regulator with a 1m / 3ft hose
• One rigging kit
• One Cylinder (minimum 5.7 litre / 40 cft, recommended 11 liter 80 cft)

Sidemount Equipment Configuration:

• Cylinders with DIN valves and preferably left and right side valves adequate for sidemount diving.
• Minimum 10 litre, 232 bar cylinders
• 12 litre, 232 bar cylinders prefered
• 7 litre, 300 bar cylinders are possible (consult with your instructor)
• Appropriate sidemount rigging kits on all cylinders
• Sidemount harness must be adequate, has the capacity to carry a side sling cylinder and must have adequate lift.

General Diving Equipment and Accessories:

• 1 x primary mixed gas (Helium capable) dive computer if completing and mixed gas programs
• 1x secondary mixed gas dive computer or dive timer with gauge mode
• 1 x wet-notes
• 1 x wrist slate
• 1 x Orange SMB
• 1 x Yellow SMB
• 1 x 40m minimum spool or reel
• 1 x 30m spool
• 1 x 15-20m spool
• 4 x double ended Piston clips
• 2 x cutting devices (sensible knife or line cutters no massive Rambo knives)
• 1 x Primary Mask
• 1 x Backup mask (must fit and be useable)
• 1 Primary torch that has sufficient illumination for signaling buddy in low light conditions)
• 2 Back-up torches
• 1 Suitable exposure suit (drysuit, undergarments, semidry or wetsuit depending on water temperature)