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Safety Sausage deployment
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idive2
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I bought a 6 ft. xs-scuba smb last year and used it up in Jupiter. I had been
using a 5 ft. zeagle which I actually like the size of a bit more than the xs-scuba.
I brought the xs-scuba to jupiter just to try it and it is a bit larger to tote along
attached to the bc but when it is deployed and fully inflated it makes quite a statement.
I deployed from depth and did not want to over inflate and
it ended up being a bit less than completely inflated on the surface. But for
fun and maybe get a reaction from the captain I fully inflated at surface and held
straight up. I was only 100 feet or so from the boat but thought what better time
to test it. For most situations my 5 ft. zeagle will be my smb of choice but if
I ever ended up in 6-8 footers or more and a ways from the boat that 6 ft xs-scuba
would be the way to go. The bigger they are the more air is required to inflate but
the pay back is the improved visibilty.
using a 5 ft. zeagle which I actually like the size of a bit more than the xs-scuba.
I brought the xs-scuba to jupiter just to try it and it is a bit larger to tote along
attached to the bc but when it is deployed and fully inflated it makes quite a statement.
I deployed from depth and did not want to over inflate and
it ended up being a bit less than completely inflated on the surface. But for
fun and maybe get a reaction from the captain I fully inflated at surface and held
straight up. I was only 100 feet or so from the boat but thought what better time
to test it. For most situations my 5 ft. zeagle will be my smb of choice but if
I ever ended up in 6-8 footers or more and a ways from the boat that 6 ft xs-scuba
would be the way to go. The bigger they are the more air is required to inflate but
the pay back is the improved visibilty.
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Sas
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Yea I like my DSMB 
Mandatory for the diving I do given it is mostly off live boats. At the end of the dive, usually on my 15m stop I put one up and the boat comes to get me. Means I was pretty lazy about learning how to navigate though
Mandatory for the diving I do given it is mostly off live boats. At the end of the dive, usually on my 15m stop I put one up and the boat comes to get me. Means I was pretty lazy about learning how to navigate though austin.takahashi
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I think I'm just gonna get one of those Safety Sausages. :0
fnfalman
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I think that we need to clarify the differences between an SMB and a Safety Sausage.
You might want to include that in the UK BSAC teach the deployment of DSMBs as part of core training:
Sports Diver - static from the bottom.
Dive Leader - mid-water deployment.
Regards
Edward
Although BSAC for some crazy reason dont teach exhaust bubble inflation and prefer to purge regs in cold water despite recommending not to purge regs in cold water....and you certainly cant fill them with a hog loop setup!
Dont forget ScotSAC,SAA and other agencies all teach DSMB deployment in core training as well, its not just the domain of BSAC.
DSMBs should be mandatory equipment for anyone diving off boats and highly recommended for anyone diving anywhere. I send one up 2-3 times a day every day as part of work.
And FWIW the 3ft things are useless for spotting divers in anything but a quarry. In the sea with even a slight swell or sun glare the things are invisible from more than 15m away.
Get a proper sized one if sea diving. And an orange one - these are easiest to spot from a boat (yellow are easier to spot from the air but now standardised as "i need help" anyway)
Dont forget ScotSAC,SAA and other agencies all teach DSMB deployment in core training as well, its not just the domain of BSAC.
DSMBs should be mandatory equipment for anyone diving off boats and highly recommended for anyone diving anywhere. I send one up 2-3 times a day every day as part of work.
And FWIW the 3ft things are useless for spotting divers in anything but a quarry. In the sea with even a slight swell or sun glare the things are invisible from more than 15m away.
Get a proper sized one if sea diving. And an orange one - these are easiest to spot from a boat (yellow are easier to spot from the air but now standardised as "i need help" anyway)
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