Secure and Safe Scuba Diving - Exposure Protection

In order to remain a contented and secure diver you need to know about thermal and exposure protection. By being exposed to cold conditions, you cause an affect to your blood’s circulation. Because of the impaired blood flow to your body’s’ appendages, finger dexterity is reduced, which can lessen your abilities to perform certain skills.

Even more so, the extremities will have a reduced off gassings due to decreased blood flow. Also, your rate of breathing increases with a cold body, which means your rate of air consumption increases, as well as many other problems occur. So, as exposure protection we offer a wet suit and a dry suit. The purpose of a wet suit is to insulate your body, and minimize heat loss. They operate by trapping a layer of water between your skin and the suit. The heat from your body warms up the layer of water, which helps retain your body’s temperature. The thickness and quality of the wet suit material determine the suit’s ability to insulate, meaning; the thicker the neoprene the warmer you’ll stay.
A dry suit works the same way as a wet suit, except that it keeps you dry. It insulates your body by trapping air between your skin and the suit, instead of water.

Choosing the proper exposure suit is an important part of planning your dive, whether or not you use a wetsuit or dry suit. By logging water temperatures, depths bottom times, and thermal protection information, you’ll put together statistical work for future dive planning.