SCUBAPRO SP 1612420 Drysuit Instruction Manual

: June 3, 2024
: SCUBAPRO

Table of Contents

SCUBAPRO SP 1612420 Drysuit
INTRODUCTION
DRYSUITS KEY SPECIFICATIONS
APPLICATIONS FOR USE
FITTING THE SUIT
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
References
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SCUBAPRO SP 1612420 Drysuit

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to SCUBAPRO and thank you for purchasing one of our drysuits. In order to reduce our ecological footprint, we have decided to only publish our manuals digitally, and make them available on our websites. This manual provides you with easy access to the key features and functions of our SCUBAPRO drysuits, along with recommendations on how best to service and care for your suit. Should you wish to know more about SCUBAPRO diving equipment, please visit our website at www.scubapro.com.

WARNING

The following are important safety guidelines every diver should adopt before diving in a drysuit:

Follow a complete drysuit diving course with a certified instructor and from an officially recognized approved training agency.
Always dive with a buoyancy compensator.
Become familiar with all your equipment before diving.
Practice drysuit diving skills in safe conditions until confident of your ability.
Ensure your buddy is completely familiar with and understands all your drysuit diving systems.
Weight should be set to achieve neutral buoyancy with an empty tank. Do not add more weight than this. You should be able to achieve a 5 minute safety stop at 3 meters (10 feet), neutrally buoyant with a tank containing around 30 bar (500 psi) or less.
Inspect the zipper, seals and valves for damage before each dive.
Perform regular preventative maintenance on the suit, valves, zipper and seals.
Only allow qualified individuals or Authorized Dealers to perform service on the suit.
Understand your personal diving limitations. Do not exceed them.

MOD – Max Operating Depth. The European Norm EN 250 norms restricts the depth to 50 meters for recreational diving. For technical diving the MOD is well beyond the recreational diving limits.

WARNING

Never depend on any drysuit as your sole source of flotation and buoyancy control. Always dive with a suitable buoyancy control device equipped with a separate inflation system.
Clothing or foreign objects caught between the zipper teeth will cause them to separate, destroying the waterpoof integrity of the zipper. This damage is permanent and is not repairable. Have your buddy exercise care when closing and opening the zipper.
Blood flow can be restricted by seals that are too tight, which can ultimately lead to injury or death. Do not wear the seals too tight.
Determine if you have latex allergy, and to what extent before purchasing or using a drysuit with latex seals.
Learn your own limitations and learn to recognize discomfort as a danger signal. Avoid hyperthermia & hypothermia as both can be harmful or fatal. Monitor your work rate during all diving activities to avoid excessive air consumption, fatigue, over heating and other symptoms.
Buoyancy control in a drysuit is more complex than in a wetsuit and is a vital skill to be learned during the instruction in the use of a drysuit.
Do not use glass objects to plug the neck or wrist seals. Occasionally, the internal pressure will blow the plug out of the seal. Glass can shatter, causing injury.
Unauthorized repairs and /or modifications to the drysuit will void the warranty and possibly cause the suit to fail to perform proberly, resulting in serious injury or death. Always take the suits to an authorized SCUBAPRO dealer for this work.
Unauthorized changes or damages resulting from the installation of a urination system will void the warrancy.
Do not remove the stitched labels. Labels show mandatory information about the product and production dates. Proof of purchasing date or production date will be needed in case of warranty claim.
Drysuit in general provide thermal insulation by creating an air space between the diver and the cold water.

DRYSUITS KEY SPECIFICATIONS

This manual describes two types of SCUBAPRO drysuit styles, neoprene and Trilaminate. All suits share several basic features, including the main waterproof zipper inflation and exhaust valves, low pressure inflator hose, vulcanized neoprene boots, neoprene hood and bag. Some models are equipped with a specific repair kit.

NEOPRENE
Neoprene suits are constructed of 4mm compressed foam neoprene, laminated with nylon jersey on both sides. The exterior side is a heavier weave to better withstand wear and abrasion, while the inside is designed for comfort. The compressed foam neoprene is very dense, resisting compression at depth. This means the suit loses a smaller percentage of its surface buoyancy, requiring less air added to remain neutral, and also retains more thermal efficiency at depth. Unlike the Trilaminate, the neoprene has inherent thermal protection and buoyancy right in the material and generally requires less added insulation worn under the suit than the Trilaminate, for any given conditions. Every seam receives an application of three coats of neoprene adhesive. The outside is sewn with a twothread locking blind stitch, while the inside is reinforced with a proprietary liquid polymer that penetrates the interior nylon layer and fuses to the neoprene itself. This creates a tough and long- lasting waterproof seam.

TRILAMINATE
The Trilaminate suits are constructed of a three-layer fabric (hence the name tri-laminate). The suit is first sewn together, then the inside surface of the seam is treated with a waterproof tape. This provides an extremely dry and reliable construction. The Trilaminate material has neither inherent buoyancy nor thermal protection, it is only a dry barrier between thediver and the aquatic environment. This style, known as a “membrane” suit, provides a waterproof shell under which the diver can wear the correct choice of undergarments suit to the conditions. The suit is more flexible than neoprene, and allows the diver a broader comfort range (especially in the warmer temperatures) than neoprene.

APPLICATIONS FOR USE

Both the Neoprene and Trilaminate drysuits are made of the finest materials and to extremely high standards of workmanship. However, they must be used within reasonable limits.

WARNING – DO NOT:

Forget appropriate Underwear to prevent thermal insulation loss especially at depth.
Exceed the maximum depth to which you are currently certified.
Use the drysuits in toxic or hydrocarbon – rich environments.
Use the drysuit as a buoyancy lifting device.
Use the drysuit without a separate buoyancy control device.
Use inflation gases other than air except argon.
Use the suit with any weight harness or other weight system that is not equipped with a quick-release system

FITTING THE SUIT

Proper fit in a drysuit is very important. Too loose a fit will allow such hazards as too much air moving around in the suit, difficult buoyancy control and if the legs are too long, the boots can slip off the divers’ feet. Seals that are too loose will leak. Too tight a fit can result in restriction of blood flow causing loss of feeling in the extremities, or lack of oxygen to the brain. Seals that are too tight will also restrict blood flow.

POSSIBLE ALLERGY REACT
A small percentage of people have an allergic reaction to natural latex, the material from which the neck & wrist seals of some models are manufactured. This allergy can range from mild to severe skin rash and itching. It is the responsibility of the user to pre-determine if he or she has Latex allergy, or to recognize it during use, and discontinue use of the suit until the problem can be rectified. This usually means removing the latex seals, and installing new seals made of alternative materials. In addition to the possible allergic reaction to latex used in the neck and wrist seals, a small percentage of the population is known to experience allergic reaction to neoprene. Although this is less of a problem with dry suits than with wet suits, as the diver normally wears an undersuit to separate the dry suit from his or her body, some exposure can still result. Be sure to determine you are free from neoprene allergy before purchasing any neoprene product.

WHAT IS LATEX ALLERGY?
Latex allergy is a reaction to certain proteins in latex rubber. The amount of latex exposure needed to produce sensitization or an allergy reaction is unknown. Increasing the exposure to latex proteins increases the risk of developing allergic symptoms. In sensitized person, symptoms usually begin within minutes of exposure, but they can occur hours later and can be quite varied. Mild reactions to latex involve skin redness, rash, hives or itching. More severe reactions may involve respiratory symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, scratchy throat and asthma (difficult breathing, coughing spells and wheezing) Rarely, shock may occur; however, a life- threatening reaction is seldom the first sign of latex allergy.

SOURCE OF STANDARD
Diving drysuits (Neoprene and Trilaminate): EN 14225-2:2017 and DIN EN 14225-2:2018

SOURCE OF REQUIREMENT
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