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