Safety equipment
- Thread starter Centrals
- Start date
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
white/yellow garbage bag
flashlight/strobe
flashlight/strobe
A Delayed Surface Marker Buoy, DSBM, is probably a good investment. There are other and more affordable signalling devices listed in the previous posts.
Make sure that the DSMB is tall enough (like 7 feet) to be visible from beyond the waves and make sure that it has high visibility SOLAS reflex tape, and that it is closed and can be filled from your BCD inflator on the surface.
For night diving you will need a light.
Make sure that the DSMB is tall enough (like 7 feet) to be visible from beyond the waves and make sure that it has high visibility SOLAS reflex tape, and that it is closed and can be filled from your BCD inflator on the surface.
For night diving you will need a light.
Alaskan Scuba Dude
Banned
Plastic orange sheet. If you're leaning toward the 4-missing divers, I would say the captain needs a good pair of binoculars.
Depends on the divesite.
I carry always a dsmb and a light. If i need a light (eg. Nightdive) i carry 2 lights. Even if you start a dive in the morning, you might still drift at night.. in fresh water i bring a light for underwater communication and signaling. And i always bring wetnotes for easy underwater communication.
If i dive in ocean, i take a knife and a linecutter. In fresh water, where to only hazard is single fishing lines i bring 2 linecutters and no knife.
I bring a foldable snorkel, if i dive, where i might end up swimming for a longer distance.
I might take a small mirrow in a ocean.. but i am not sure if i do next time.
I carry always a dsmb and a light. If i need a light (eg. Nightdive) i carry 2 lights. Even if you start a dive in the morning, you might still drift at night.. in fresh water i bring a light for underwater communication and signaling. And i always bring wetnotes for easy underwater communication.
If i dive in ocean, i take a knife and a linecutter. In fresh water, where to only hazard is single fishing lines i bring 2 linecutters and no knife.
I bring a foldable snorkel, if i dive, where i might end up swimming for a longer distance.
I might take a small mirrow in a ocean.. but i am not sure if i do next time.
A signalling mirror would ideally have a sighting hole so that you can direct the mirror at the coast guard helicopter.
Instructions on using a signalling mirror.
Instructions on using a signalling mirror.
I have one of these. But they dont seem to last long. Maybe i need to buy a better quality one
Similar threads
