Gear Compatibility
This guide has been designed to help you select the best equipment for the underwater playground of your choice. Once you have identified your specific needs, it is a simple matter of using the equipment selectors to select the SCUBAPRO equipment that best meets your requirements.
DIVING CONDITIONS
| Applications | Expected Conditions | Equipment Requirements |
| Tropical/Warm Water | Warm water, high salinity, high ambient temperature | Heat and salt resistant gear with the focus on comfort, low bulk and streamlining |
| Cold Water | Below 10 degree Celsius water | Cold resistant gear with high performance regs and higher lift BC's due to the use of thicker exposure suits |
| Ice Diving | Below 4 degree Celsius water | Extreme cold resistant gear with high performance regs and higher lift BC's due to use of thicker exposure suits |
| Travel | Frequent flying to your dive destinations | Compact, lightweight equipment with low maintenance designs |
| Mild Technical | Extended range, nitrox, wreck or twin tank diving | High performance, high strength and high reliability |
| Extreme Technical | Tri-mix, cave, ultra deep. Scientific and expedition dives | Extremely high performance, extremely high strength and extremely high reliability |
| Professional | Instructors, divemasters and commercial divers. Hard, frequent use | High performance, low maintenance, ease of use |
| Rental | School and rental gear. Hard, frequent use in poor conditions | Low maintenance, inexpensive servicing, simple designs. Budget pricing |
REGULATOR
1=excellent | 2=good | 3=average | 4=below average | 5=not recommended
|
Regulator |
Tropical |
Cold |
Ice |
Travel |
Mild Tech |
Extreme Tech |
Pro
|
Rental |
|
Mk25/ A700 Black Tech |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 1+ | 1+ | 5 |
| Mk25/ A700 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 1+ | 1+ | 5 |
| Mk25 / S600 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1+ | 1+ | 1+ | 5 |
| Mk17/ A700 |
2 | 1 | 1+ | 2 | 1 |
1 | 1 | 5 |
| Mk17/ S600 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mk17/C300 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Mk11/C300 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Mk11/C200 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Mk11/R395 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Mk11/ R295 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Mk2+/R295 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1+ |
| C200 Octo |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| R295 Octo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1+ |
| AIR 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1+ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
BUOYANCY COMPENSATORS
1=excellent | 2=good | 3=average | 4=below average | 5=not recommended
| BCD | Tropical |
Cold |
Ice |
Travel |
Mild Tech |
Extreme Tech |
Pro |
Rental |
| X-Tek Pure Tek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1+ | 1+ | 3 | 5 |
| X-Tek Pro Tek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1+ | 1+ | 3 | 5 |
|
X-Tek Form Tek Stainless Plate |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1+ | 1 | 2 | 5 |
|
X-Tek Form Tek Soft Back |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1+ | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| SeaHawk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1+ | 5 |
| LadyHawk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1+ | 5 |
| LiteHawk | 1+ | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Bella | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Equator | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| GEO | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| T-One | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1+ |