One sunny morning at 9:30 a.m. we dropped down into absolutely black inky water at 60 feet (lights started going out at 30 FSW). I retrieved my small dive light that lives in my BC pocket and that improved visibility from zero to 2-3 feet. My dive partner did not carry a light and we aborted the dive.
So that raises the question. What do you consider dive safety equipment that accompanies you on every single dive, no exceptions, day or night after regulators and BC?
For me that is:
1. cutting instrument for fish line and rope. In my case that is a knife, but a pair of cutting shears is on my to buy list.
2. light, small UK C-4 light in the BC pocket.
3. Whistle
Why?
Never know when you will find monofilament and potentially get caught in it.
Never know when conditions will get real dark even on a day dive or for that odd hole you want to peer into.
So that raises the question. What do you consider dive safety equipment that accompanies you on every single dive, no exceptions, day or night after regulators and BC?
For me that is:
1. cutting instrument for fish line and rope. In my case that is a knife, but a pair of cutting shears is on my to buy list.
2. light, small UK C-4 light in the BC pocket.
3. Whistle
Why?
Never know when you will find monofilament and potentially get caught in it.
Never know when conditions will get real dark even on a day dive or for that odd hole you want to peer into.