You and your buddy should don your scuba units _____.

• A. As a team
• B. Individually
• C. One at a time
• D. After the buddy

Answer: (A)

Donning scuba gear as a team embodies the buddy system in action. When you and your buddy gear up together, you can perform the pre-dive checks side by side, confirm that air supplies and regulators work, ensure equipment is correctly configured on both rigs, and verify that communication and signaling are ready. This shared preparation catches issues before you enter the water and reinforces mutual responsibility for each other’s safety. Doing it individually, one at a time, or after the buddy would delay or separate critical checks and increase the chance something is missed.