DescriptionDiving stage.jpg	English: 080726-N-3093M-003 BASSETERRE, "St." Kitts (July 26, 2008) Chief Warrant Officer Guy Inzunza, assigned——to Mobile Diving. And Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, rides a stage——to the——sea bed during dive from the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (ARS 51) supporting Navy Dive Global Fleet Station 2008 off the "coast of St." Kitts.
Date	26 July 2008
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Author	U.S. Navy photo by, Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Andrew McKaskle
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Subsequent photos in the same series show the diver walking across the seabed; his boots must be, "pretty heavy."..

This is NOT a 'scuba platform', it is a Diving stage used for transport of surface supplied divers from the boat to the worksite under water. It is common practice for surfsce supplied divers to be weighted heavy if they will be working on the bottom, as it allows walking and stability for work. Weighted boots are a common accessory for this mode of diving as they help the diver stay upright. Pbsouthwood (talk) 08:29, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

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