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#481
Transporting Scuba Equipment
Aqua_Nut_Angel - 11/17/2008 12:38 PM
Category: General
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Transporting Scuba Equipment

Travel Assistant


Photo of Scuba gearYou may bring some scuba gear on-board an aircraft, but please follow the guidelines below.


You may bring regulators, buoyancy compensators and masks, snorkels and fins as carry-on or checked baggage.



Please also read our section on compressed gas cylinders for more information. Traveling with compressed gas cylinders.

Knives and tools are prohibited from carry-on luggage. These items should be packed in checked luggage.

Spear guns are prohibited from carry-on luggage. These items should be packed in checked luggage.


Please sheath or securely wrap any sharp objects you pack in your checked luggage to prevent it from injuring baggage handlers and security officers.


Knives and spear guns cannot be brought to a checkpoint. Pack these items in your checked baggage.


Learn more about what items you cannot bring to a security checkpoint by reading our information on prohibited items. Air Travel Prohibited Items
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Aqua_Nut_Angel - 11/17/2008 12:40 PM


I was a recent cruise (Carnival) and they required me to leave my dive knife and pony bottle at the entrance, which required me to check them in and out at each port.


Dive Safe.