Question for Rescue divers

[cgvmer]

So I am in the process of studying my PADI rescue manual and I came across the suggestion that the Pocket should be carried while diving.

Do any rescue diver carry the Pocket mask? Where do you stow the mask? On a BP/W?

[terrillja]

Originally Posted by cgvmer

So I am in the process of studying my PADI rescue manual and I came across the suggestion that the Pocket should be carried while diving.

Do any rescue diver carry the Pocket mask? Where do you stow the mask? On a BP/W?

Always carry mine, right now I keep it in the utility pocket on my Oceanic Probe Lx, but I will stow it in a pocket I made to fit when I get my BP/W. Though there are plenty of commercially available pockets out there.

[CompuDude]

They fit in a pocket, as long as you don't have a ton of other stuff to keep in it.

I keep mine in my bag. Too much other stuff in my pocket.

If I was a full time medical rescue diver, it would be one thing, but... I'm not. Mouth to mouth will have to suffice... in the unlikely event that I actually find myself needing to give it.

[coyote]

If I'm just diving with a regular buddy then most likely not. If I'm with a large group of divers with varying skill levels I might put it in a pocket just in case
If I'm helping with OW checkout dives then always – that’s something the local shop is adamant about.

On a regular BCD I have a dedicate pocket for it. Nothing else ever goes in there. 99% of the time any dive I use a BP/W on requires a drysuit, so the mask goes in a pocket on the suit.

[cummings66]

Coyote has said it in the manner my lds does it, plus it's how some shops down in south mo operate.

[cgvmer]

Thanks for the replies.

[texdiveguy]

I have one in my dive bag at the dive site.

[SkuaSeptember]

I keep mine in the first aid kit. If I have to do rescue breaths in the ocean, I'll take my chances.

[MSilvia]

I keep mine in a box of dive junk in my basement, but I do keep one of these handy.

[DivingCRNA]

If I carried every piece of equipment everyone had a reason for I would be so heavy I could not get to the water.

I do not carry a pocket mask. Nor a spare air, or a quacker, a tank banger, a SNORKEL, a mirror or any of the bazillion money making "safety" devices.

It is enough to get in with a drysuit, long hose, doubles, BP/W, reel and lift bag.