Editing Scuba set (section)

===Ballast===
{{Main|Diving weighting system}}
Ballast is used to increase the average density of the scuba diver and equipment to compensate for the buoyancy of diving equipment, particularly the diving suit, allowing the diver to fully submerge with ease by obtaining neutral or slightly negative buoyancy.  Weighting systems originally consisted of solid lead blocks attached to a belt around the diver's waist, but some diving weighting systems are incorporated into the BCD or harness. These systems may use small nylon bags of lead shot or small weights which are distributed around the BCD, allowing a diver to gain a better overall weight distribution leading to a more horizontal [[Diver trim|trim]] in the water. Tank weights can be attached to the cylinder or threaded on the cambands holding the cylinder into the BCD.<ref name="Scubadoc" />