Need to checkout dive gear? Email the DSO at dive@tamucc.edu to check availability.
You may only use pre-approved registered dive gear for diving with TAMU-CC.
FAQ: Equipment
Yes, training is required to checkout or use the following equipment: backplate buoyancy compensators, surface supplied equipment, dry suits, full face masks, mixed gas cylinders (e.g. Nitrox), and double cylinder configuration. Dive Operations can provide training for use of all the specialized dive equipment listed.
Dive Operations will checkout gear for the length of the start and end dates listed in your dive plan. If you frequently submit dive plans (i.e. several times per month), Dive Operations will allow long term checkouts on a per case basis. Please check equipment availability several weeks prior to your dive dates, especially during the summer months when more equipment is typically checked out.
Life support dive equipment (regulators, buoyancy compensators, dive computers) is assigned to a single person. Please do not let anyone else use dive gear that is checked out to you. Cylinders and emergency care equipment are checked out to the Lead Diver and are typically available to every active diver approved on the dive plan.
No. Dive operations provides gear for checkout, but you can use gear purchased by your lab, personal dive gear, or gear rented from a third party (e.g. dive shop). However, to use your personal/lab/rented gear you must register it with Dive Operations. Your configuration must be approved by Dive Operations prior to registration, so it is highly recommended that you coordinate with Dive Operations prior to purchasing gear.