If you're on a dive boat and everyone is hurriedly prepping to get geared up and into the water, it helps to be familiar with your gear. Our Gear Editor breaks down simple tips for rethreading a BC tank band so you can get your BC set up perfectly and in the water more quickly.

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How To Rethread a BC Tank Band

• Go out through the metal D-ring
• Thread the strap through the middle slot
• Turn and go through the first slot
• The strap must make a U-turn around the middle post for it to tighten
• Turn and go back out through the end slot