Controlling buoyancy is one of the most important aspects of scuba diving. Your buoyancy control device (BCD) is the main piece of dive equipment that will keep you in control during your dive. That's why it's important to choose the best scuba BCD to suit our personal needs.
Buoyancy control allows us to safely ascend and descend, as well as stay in a streamlined position during our dive, without crashing suddenly to the bottom. BCDs are quite an investment. They come in various shapes and sizes with many different features.
Unsure as to what type of BCD you need? Take a look at our guide to Buying a Scuba Diving BCD.
How do you know which one is right for you? Here at The Scuba Doctor, we've done the hard work for you when it comes to deciding what BCD suits you best. Our selection of the Top 10 Best BCDs available will enable you to move easily underwater with neutral buoyancy and great trim.
Shore Dive | Shore access
Depth: 4 m (13 ft) to 8 m (26 ft)
Level: Advanced Open Water and beyond
Flinders Back Beach (aka Flinders Ocean Beach) is located on the Mornington Peninsula, near Flinders around from the south western side of West Head. See also Mushroom Reef.
See WillyWeather (Flinders Ocean Beach) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.
See also, Flinders Back Beach in "Shore Dives of Victoria" by Ian Lewis, 3rd edition pages 128–129.
Back Beach Warning: Always keep an eye on sea conditions throughout any dive on the Back Beaches of the Mornington Peninsula. Please read the warnings on the web page diving-the-back-beaches before diving or snorkelling this site.
Traditional Owners — This dive site is in the traditional Country of the Boon Wurrung / Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. This truly ancient Country includes parts of Port Phillip, from the Werribee River in the north-west, down to Wilson's Promontory in the south-east, including the Mornington Peninsula, French Island and Phillip Island, plus Western Port. We wish to acknowledge the Boon Wurrung as Traditional Owners. We pay respect to their Ancestors and their Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Bunjil the Creator Spirit of this beautiful land, who travels as an eagle, and Waarn, who protects the waterways and travels as a crow, and thank them for continuing to watch over this Country today and beyond.
Flinders Back Beach Location Map
Latitude: 38° 28.996′ S (38.483266° S / 38° 28′ 59.76″ S)
Longitude: 145° 1.090′ E (145.018169° E / 145° 1′ 5.41″ E)
Datum: WGS84 |
Google Map
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Added: 2012-07-22 09:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-26 17:18:51 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Mushroom Reef, 238 m, bearing 322°, NW
Flinders, Back Beaches, Mornington Peninsula.
Depth: 4 to 8 m.
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