User manual
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7  AFTER DIVING
7.1 Removing Divator
1.  The assistant should loosen the spring pin and remove the weight, preferably while the diver is still in 
the water.
2
.  Loosen the full-face mask's rubber-band device. If the primary breathing valve with safety pressure is 
used, the safety pressure is closed by pressing the breathing valve knob in towards the valve housing. 
Remove the full-face mask.
3
.  Release the dry-suit's quick coupling.
4.  Open the waist buckle and belly-belt if the BCW is used.
5.  Loosen the left shoulder buckle or loosen the shoulder strap. If a harness is used, loosen the left side 
buckle and shoulder strap.
6
.  Remove the diving apparatus and swing it to the right.
7.2 Disassembly
The diving apparatus should be cleaned in accordance with the description in Section 12.1 “Cleaning”, 
before the following steps are carried out:
1
.  Close the cylinder valve by pressing in and turning the cylinder valve knob clockwise until it reaches 
its stop position.
2
.  Vent the system by pressing in the breathing valve's vent button at the same time as the reserve valve 
handle is moved to the R position (Reserve).
Comment: Venting can  take up to 30 seconds.  The rst-stage regulator's O-ring can  be damaged if it is 
removed when the system is still pressurized.
3.  If the Divator diving apparatus is used with the Divator DP1 Supply Hose System, there is information 
about loosening and venting the system in the User Manual for Divator DP1 Supply Hose System.
4
.  Disconnect the breathing hose from the right shoulder strap on the Divator BCW. Disconnect the pressure 
gauge.
5
  Detach the octopus breathing valve from the yellow clamp and pull the octopus hose from the spring 
line.










