XS Scuba Buoyancy Compensator manual Integrated Weight System, Releasable Trim Weights

.12 BC Owner’s Manual

Integrated Weight System

Releasable Trim Weights

To install weight in each compartment, unfasten the Velcro® to open each flap. Insert the desired weight and refasten the Velcro® flap.

It is important to remember at all times that weight installed in these compartments MAY NOT be easily released during an emergency situation. Before diving with trim weight installed in your BC, it is extremely important to check your buoyancy in shallow water while wearing the BC attached to a fully charged cylinder. While standing in chest deep water, completely deflate the BC and verify that you can easily achieve positive buoyancy by ditching your X-Lock™ Integrated Weight System pockets. For more information about weighting and performing a buoyancy check, refer to the section titled, Diving with Your XS Scuba BC.

WARNING: The trim weight compartments should only be loaded with weight that supplements the releasable weight carried on your weight belt or your BC’s X-Lock™ Integrated Weight System pockets. Do not install weight into the trim weight compartments unless you are certain you can achieve positive buoyancy at depth by ditching your releasable weight while your BC is completely deflated. You may otherwise experience difficulty ascending to the surface in an emergency situation, which could lead to serious injury or death due to drowning.

X-Lock™ Integrated Weight System

Filling the Weight Pockets

To fill the X-Lock™ Integrated Weight System pockets with weight, it will be necessary to first remove each one from its respective compartment by firmly pulling the release handle straight out, toward the opposite side of the BC.

Open the sealed flap, and fold it back out of the way. While holding the pocket fully open, insert the weight and then close the flap. When each pocket has been loaded with weight, firmly run your hand over the flaps to seal the Velcro® fastener securely in place.

When filling the X-Lock™ Integrated Weight System pockets, it is important to fill each pocket with the

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