It amazes
me how many times I’m at a dive site and I hear people asking for help to
re-thread their BCD camband when it comes off.
I’ve even seen instructors ask other instructors after their student has
approached them. I don’t know why I’m
surprised because actually when you come to think of it, when are we taught
this in our training? As far as I can
tell we’re not. Sure we’re taught how to
put our equipment together but the camband is already made up.
With that
in mind here is my how to guide.
(This was done on an AP Valves camband.
Most manufacturers should be similar however there are exceptions such
as Halcyon’s Single Tank Adaptor (STA) which uses a slightly different design)
Firstly
thread the free end of the camband through the metal d-ring attached to the
buckle.
Next pass the free end through the left hand slot on the buckle (furthest away from the d-ring).
Now pass
the free end back through the right hand slot on the buckle (closest to the
d-ring).
And pull
tight.
Now the
rest is the same fitting it to your cylinder, however for the benefit of those
who have forgot….
Keeping
tension on the free end of the camband, close the buckle half way and thread
the camband through the only available slot on the buckle.
The boring bit!
All opinions
expressed in my articles are my own and may differ to other instructor’s and
agency guidelines; by no means are they wrong and I would not wish to disrepute
any of them. This article is for
information only and should not replace proper training.
Safe diving!
Timothy Gort
BSAC, PADI
& SDI/TDI diver trainingl Mob: 07968148261 l Email: tim@rectotec.co.uk l
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