Red and White Vs Blue and White...????

[АлександрД]

In Russia for inner water ways officially we use same rules as for international - Alpha flag.
>>> That is interesting ! During one of the "Cold Wars" between the US and Russia in the early 1960s I was a CDO & DSO of a proposed DDS and for some unknown reason we needed a Russian diving manual complete with English translation. I recall that at that time the Russian divers had a special divers flag-- do you recall it ?

My father, when he was a spearfishing hunter - on the competitions they just used inflatable child ball with colored segments, puted in to mesh bag "Avos`ka" (that was popular bag in USSR). It was a marker boui, and it replased boui with flag.

Can you give me name of the book, that you a reffer? Could you remind it, or how it looks? Because those times we had more than one diving manuals (books). I will check that book.

 

[Sam Miller III]

@boulderjohn
"....I hate fishing, but I go out with him from time to time..."
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I also hope I never grow so old that I use a wishing stick to catch fish or play pasture pool..

However, we had a huge salmon run about 25 -30 years ago and my wife purchased
some poles and began fishing with a friend-- and caught a her fair share.
We had house guests who were examining her fishing equipment and took a picture of me holding a rod as it was being passed to me.

The picture some how was spread allover SoCal spearfishing tribe
Oh the horror of it all ! The utter embarrassment !

After the Toso V Burns litigation I was in demand as an "expert" on the red & white flag. At the request of the US Power Squadron I authored a description of the red & white flag for inclusion in their training bible "Chapmans Small Boat Handling: ( or a similar title ) What appeared in print was certainly watered down-- but I suspect some read the paragraphs and recognize the dive flag - as did your eastern friend

SDM

 

[АлександрД]

According some our books:

Navy Divers (1902)
on the boat forecastle (nose)

Light (scuba) commertial divers: (1962)
Night----------------------------------Day

Military divers: (1965)
Internal water ways:
Night ------ Day

Commertial divers (1972)
Night-------Day

Internal water ways:
Night ------ Day

Military divers (1980)
Night-------Day

AND

Small ships:

Internal water ways:
Night ------ Day

Commertial divers: (1981):
Big ships, international ways:
night-------day

Small ships:

Internal water ways:
Night ------ Day

Commertial divers (1990)
same as 1981 but for internal ways:

 

[Kharon]

@Sam Miller III I've got a question - How do you get to be a "Scuba Legend"?

 

[Sam Miller III]

@Kharon
Inquired : "I've got a question - How do you get to be a "Scuba Legend"? "
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That is a good question the defies an answer. I guess jut like Topsy "Ah jes grew da way"

Perhaps you should direct your question to @The Chairman who bestowed the title or @drbill who is also a "SCUBA Legend."

SDM

 

[mainedvr]

don't we wish....

I have seen a few (boat and a kayak) actually pull up to the flag and investigate it....

 

[boulderjohn]

@Sam Miller III I've got a question - How do you get to be a "Scuba Legend"?

It was the result of a lot of discussion among staff. We wanted to recognize people who have made significant contributions to scuba over a long period of time. Sam and Dr. Bill were the first to be so designated. We assume there will be others in the future.

 

[Akimbo]

@Sam Miller III I've got a question - How do you get to be a "Scuba Legend"?

See: Do you know a Scuba Pioneer or Legend?

 

[Kharon]

@Kharon
Inquired : "I've got a question - How do you get to be a "Scuba Legend"? "
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That is a good question the defies an answer. I guess jut like Topsy "Ah jes grew da way"

Perhaps you should direct your question to @The Chairman who bestowed the title or @drbill who is also a "SCUBA Legend."

SDM

Thanks. The Chairman sent me a treatse and it is mighty impressive. Your title made me curious and is certainly appropriate.

 

[Sam Miller III]

Now you know...
Suggest reading your PMs

You will note there are two Dr, Sam Millers; Dr. Sam III and son Dr. Sam IV, who has been diving for almost 50 years, was the youngest to be listed in Whos Who of SCUBA Diving; (1993) is a NAUI (Life) Instructor, PADI instructor, SSI Pro 5000, ER & Hyperbaric doctor...

But we prefer to be devoid of titles since we ALL are nothing but a bunch of lousy divers
(Per my mentor, friend,& diving companion, Andrus B Rechnitzer -GOOGLE Andy )

The sunny beach beckons me and dog Lucky
Cheers from Kalifornia - where it all began..
SAM III