Backplate and wing
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A backplate and wing is a type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device which can be used to establish neutral buoyancy underwater and positive buoyancy at the surface.
A stainless steel backplate, wing and manifolded twinset
Backplate with wing style BC, scuba set, and harness Regulator first stage Cylinder valve Shoulder straps Buoyancy compensator bladder Relief and bottom manual dump valve Regulator second stages (with "octopus") Console (pressure gauge, depth gauge & compass) Dry-suit inflator hose Backplate BC inflator hose Oral inflation mouthpiece and manual dump valve Crotch strap Waist strap
A stainless steel backplate with "M"-section centre channel
End view of a backplate showing the "M"-section of the central channel
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Backplate and wing
…Some of this equipment is difficult to attach to other styles of BCD. The Hogarthian scuba configuration or "Hogarthian rig" is a specific version of the backplate and wing arrangement developed largely by William Hogarth Main and other members of the…
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