POLL: Do you regularly carry a emergency signaling device ?

[dmoore19]

Safety Sausage
Dive Alert
Mirror
Whistle
Always a light, even on daylight dives

 

[TONY CHANEY]

Lights should be added to the list for us cave divers.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Has anyone tried to use a whistle, they aren't worth S%*T.

You must be using the wrong whistle. When I carry a whistle, it's a Fox 40. They have no moving parts and are used by referees and coaches around the world.

Classic | Fox 40 International

I also have a Dive Alert which I use when diving off of a boat. It is certainly louder than a Fox 40, but you obviously need air in your tank for it to work. A small classic Fox 40 is a great back up to have. As a whistle it works and works well.

 

[buddhasummer]

You must be using the wrong whistle. When I carry a whistle, it's a Fox 40. They have no moving parts and are used by referees and coaches around the world.

Classic | Fox 40 International

I also have a Dive Alert which I use when diving off of a boat. It is certainly louder than a Fox 40, but you obviously need air in your tank for it to work. A small classic Fox 40 is a great back up to have. As a whistle it works and works well.

The issue is, over the noise of a boat engine and or sea noise they are only audible over a very short distance. Like I said before, better than nothing but if one really wants the best chance of being heard a DiveAlert horn or similar is what one needs. I carry both.

 

[pjhansman]

Lights should be added to the list for us cave divers.

I would suggest your light is covered by the "battery operated signaling device" option.

Unless you have one of those special non-battery operated lights

 

[RJP]

Do you regularly carry an emergency signaling device such as a safety sausage, mirror, strobe ?

At least two lights on every dive.
6' Halcyon surface marker on every dive.
Strobe on every night dive.

I should get back in the habit of bringing my DiveAlert on every dive.

 

[Storker]

Do you regularly carry an emergency signaling device such as a safety sausage, mirror, strobe ?

Safety sausage/dSMB in DS thigh pocket.
Backup light on shoulder strap, and usually main light on left hand.
Whistle zip-tied to my wing inflator hose.
Usually there's someone "counting bubbles" onshore or tending the boat. They have a cell phone and/or a VHF radio.

I have a mirror, but usually don't bring it.
I've contemplated sticking marine reflective tape to my hood and the top of my wing.
No electronic signaling device.




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[ronscuba]

Agree with the comments:

- A whistle is better than nothing. I carry a storm whistle. Much louder than a standard whistle. It's inexpensive, small and easy to carry, so I didn't list it.

- Lights, strobes, epirb, life line. I put them all into the category of battery operated signal device. All bulky and require thought on how best to carry.

I like the feeling of diving streamlined with minimal bulk and drag. Trying to weigh the pluses/minuses. I want to be relatively safe and prepared, but not carrying "everything".

 

[Storker]

- Lights, strobes, epirb, life line. I put them all into the category of battery operated signal device. All bulky and require thought on how best to carry.

Bulky? A backup light attached to the harness with inner tubing and a boltsnap to the chest D-ring?

You and I apparently have quite different definitions of "bulky". I have my backup light attached to my harness all the time. Don't even notice it.

 

[ronscuba]

Bulky? A backup light attached to the harness with inner tubing and a boltsnap to the chest D-ring?

You and I apparently have quite different definitions of "bulky". I have my backup light attached to my harness all the time. Don't even notice it.

Agreed, carrying a light in this manner minimizes bulk. It is my preferred way too.

I dive warm water, soft plate, 1 piece harness, 17 lb wing. No wetsuit, no additional weight needed. Diving with a light, safety sausage, mirror, is noticeable to me. It's not bad, but noticeable. It's kind of hard to describe the difference when diving with just the minimum. Best word I can think of is "freeing"

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