How to Fly with Scuba Equipment

With today's state of air travel and airport security,activated the device.  Because of the altitude and/or
scuba divers often have to decide how to travel withpressure changes during a flight, the dive computer
all their dive gear.  For those scuba divers who planthought that it was going on an actual dive.  It
to rent all their equipment at their destination, thisstarted beeping because it didn't like the statistics it
isn't an issue.  However, the trend in diving haswas sensing which was a bit annoying on board. 
always been that as divers become moreAfter the flight, my dive computer actually locked
experienced with more dives logged after initial openout for 24 hours.  It was a good thing that I didn't
water certifications, they tend to want to use theirdive until the next day. So from now on, I always
own equipment rather than rent.  This is especiallypack my scuba dive computer in a box which
true with masks, regulators, wetsuits and diveprevents accidental activation and then the box goes
computers.  Avid scuba divers will often travel withinto my carry on baggage.  I also carry on my mask
their entire gear including fins and buoyancyas well as my log book and certification cards.  I
compensators.  Of course because of weight issues,wouldn't want to be refused for diving by a dive
scuba divers rarely travel with tanks or weights.operator in case my checked baggage was lost so it
I have an air integrated Oceanic scuba dive computeris highly recommended to carry your log book and
that I wouldn't want lost or delayed in checkedcertification card with you.
luggage during my dive trips so I always carry it onEverything else like my wetsuit, booties, fins, snorkel
with me on airplanes. I have never had any problemsand buoyancy compensator goes into my checked
going through airport security. Sure, they might checkbaggage.  If my checked baggage is lost, stolen or
my stuff because scuba dive gear looks prettydelayed, I can always rent the extra equipment I
foreign to most airport security staff but that's okayneed without losing any dives.  Some folks believe
as my scuba dive computer always got through. Thethat one should not check in any large scuba dive
only thing I have to be careful of is how I pack it. bags with the dive flag displayed as it may advertise
On a few occasions, I had put the computer in aluggage containing expensive dive gear.  In this case,
soft bag that also contained my regulator, anotherone can always pack a flexible scuba dive bag inside
piece of my own scuba equipment that I woulda larger regular suitcase.  So a good rule of thumb to
prefer to use rather than deal with a rental.  Duringuse is to always carry on the scuba dive equipment
travel, one of the buttons on the dive computerthat you can't afford to lose or be without for your
must have gotten accidentally depressed whichdiving and check the rest.