WHY Oh WHY????

[Akimbo]

... Now non-tethered swimmer/divers like Coast Guard wear the orange for viz, but tethered PSDs could wear all black or camo or yellow or red or purple or whatever they want, it has zero bearing on their job.

Well, they start out orange but are usually black when they get out of the water. Not all are tethered, but most should be. Hats off to PSDs (Public Safety Divers) since they all volunteer and quite a few are unpaid volunteers along with their fire departments.

 

[KentB]

My dry gloves are white for that very reason.

 

[Satrekker]

I prefer to have a splash of color for easy buddy tracking and id. I've got white nova fins, orange deep 6's, but I had to pick up some black Hollis F1's because all black was required for emerald charter's shark dives on the east coast of FL. Shark diving is the main reason I have an all-black get up.

My 3/2 that is my go-to dive suit is actually my kiteboarding suit... Chest zip with lime green on one sleeve. I do notice inquisitive looks, and in combination with my bpw, 7' primary, bungee'd back up, I actually get a chuckle out of the way some people stare.

 

[TMHeimer]

Is it possible that black was the selected color so as not to attract unwanteds -- like sharks?

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Is it possible that black was the selected color so as not to attract unwanteds -- like sharks?

Seems it would have the opposite effect ... black tends to make you look more like a seal ... particularly with my build ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[TMHeimer]

Seems it would have the opposite effect ... black tends to make you look more like a seal ... particularly with my build ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Yeah. Guess I was thinking of sharks being attracted to shiny objects, so they say.

 

[drrich2]

My understanding from going on a few shark feed dives is the Emerald doesn't want people wearing bright colors much due to the contrast. Think about it. The feeder, in mostly black, holds out white fleshed chopped up fish. The sharks come in and get fed that.

They want divers wearing full wetsuits, gloves, and if you have long hair or are bald they want you wearing a hood.

It's not based on the assumption the occasional shark randomly passing by thinks divers in colorful gear look tasty; rather it's a practice to further minimize risk in an usual set of circumstances.

Richard.

 

[EricTheDood]

Yeah. Guess I was thinking of sharks being attracted to shiny objects, so they say.

Actually crabs are the ones attracted to things that are sparkly, shiny, etc.

I learned that from this documentary I watched:

 

[49north]

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Im hard to miss with my Casper like legs...

Nice looking BCD you've got there!

 

[AZNetEng]

Nice looking BCD you've got there!

Indeed! Put 25 dives on it last week. Worked so well my wife is looking at getting rid of her Cressi Travel and getting one.

So much like the Pro QD I had I barely noticed a difference.