dive weights
Scuba sinking aids
Dive weights are heavy objects worn by scuba divers and free divers to counteract buoyancy, allowing them to descend and stay submerged.
Typically made of lead, they're worn on belts, integrated into vests, or attached to ankles.
Divers calculate the amount needed based on body composition, wetsuit thickness, and water salinity: I need more dive weights in saltwater than fresh.
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- beltStrap securing trousers
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- neutral buoyancyBalanced submersion state
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buoyancy effect
dive weightsflotation devices
Buoyant safety equipment
BCD · life jacket · life vest · personal flotation device · PFD
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