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Wear the life jacket. We went skorkeling in Cozumel and the equipment rental people on the beach told me I didn't need the vest. Well, the water was about 15 feet deep I realized I could be in big trouble if I panicked, so I went back and got the vest. My husband doesn't use one because he is experienced at scuba and spends more time diving to the bottom. He's done marathon swims, so I don't worry much about him.