Dive Equipment - Buddy Surface Marker Buoy
| Dive Equipment - Buddy Surface Marker Buoy | |||
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| Buddy Surface Marker Buoy | A.P. Valves | ||
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| The Scuba Doctor, Rye | Fri, 05-May-2006 | $140.00 | |
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| - | 1 year |  Still in service |
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| For safety, an A.P. Valves Buddy Surface Marker Buoy (closed, self sealing), with contrasting red and yellow panels for enhanced visibility and an over pressure dump valve, was been added to my kit. It is 1.4 metres long and 20 cm wide. I attach the SMB to my dive reel, which in turn is clipped to the centre scooter ring of my OMS harness. I just tuck the SMB itself under the BCD waist band where it is both comfortable and easy to deploy. Thus I have a DSMB for bottom or mid-water deployment, which is great for hanging on a decompression or safety stop. A message slate, strobe or identification marker can also be attached to the top eyelet. I read about the SOLAS/DSMB Stickers available from DiveSigns in the January 2008 edition of BSAC DIVE magazine. These stickers use Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) grade reflective tape, which is US Coast Guard approved and used worldwide for the marking of marine safety equipment. The sticker fixes directly to the side of the DSMB. The lettering is 65 mm tall. The text on the stickers can be printed horizontally or vertically. I chose the vertical option. This has got to be the most effective way currently available to identify yourself to your surface cover/dive boat skipper during your ascent and deco, or on any dive requiring a surface marker buoy, especially at busy dive sites. |
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