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Doing a weight check with an empty BCD and a normal breath, where should you float?

At eye level, then sink slowly when you breathe out.

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  1. Chest high out of the water
  2. At eye level ✔
  3. Fully under and sinking fast

Why: Properly weighted, you float at eye level with a normal breath and an empty BCD. When you breathe out, you should start to sink slowly. Too much weight makes buoyancy harder.

Huh, didn't know that: Do a new weight check whenever your exposure suit, dive site or body changes.

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Answer: At eye level. Properly weighted, you float at eye level with a normal breath and an empty BCD. When you breathe out, you should start to sink slowly. Too much weight makes buoyancy harder.

  1. PADI Blog: Weighting and Descent Techniques for Perfect Buoyancy blog.padi.com/weight-for-it-weighting-and-descent-techniques-for-perfect-buoyancy
    Properly weighted, you should float at eye level holding a normal lungful of air with an empty BCD.
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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