Abstract: A vest assembly for supporting an air cylinder to the back of a scuba diver, comprising a vest to be worn about the person's torso including a back section for supporting the air cylinder, a waist band section having left and right side portions for removably affixing about the person's waist, and a detachable shoulder section for positioning over the person's shoulders. The detachable shoulder section may be replaced by another shoulder section of a different torso length so as to provide a comfortable fit of the vest to the height of the person's torso.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for the release by remote control of a weight from a diving bouyancy control device or vest. The device includes a sheet of flexible material secured to the bouyancy control device with the material and the bouyancy control device defining a pocket therebetween the releasable receiving the weight. The pocket has a first open end or bottom such that the weight may freely exit from the pocket through the first open end of the pocket. A fastening device is disposed adjacent to the first open end of the pocket for controlling the passage of the weight through the first open end of the pocket. A remote control device is connected to the fastening device for remotely controlling the fastening device such that in a first position of the control device, the fastening device closes the first open end of the pocket to inhibit the passage of the weight therethrough.