What do you consider dive safety equipment?

[mdsd]

Always:
compass
signal sausage
mirror
whistle
glow stick marker

Situational:
knife
2 lights
tank marker
slate

 

[Azza]

Always;

DSMB
Reel
Knife
Back up light-note even if this is not considered a safety item its really handy to look in nooks and crannies with so i always carry it..

 

[H2Andy]

hey, nobody has mentioned the number 1 piece of safety diving equipment:

your brain

(in my case, alas...)

 

[FatCat]

hey, nobody has mentioned the number 1 piece of safety diving equipment:

your brain

(in my case, alas...)

Forgot where I left mine.

Nobody mentioned surface equipment either: first aid kit, oxygen kit, water, toilet paper...

 

[Greg D.]

H2Andy hit the nail right on the head! things I take:
Brain
Common Sense
Backup light
at least 2 cutting instruments
Compass
Gonna Get..
Safety sausage
Pony bottle setup

 

[Toadie]

I've been noticing that a lot of you are carrying knives, shears, etc... Is getting caught up in something that common?

 

[Hyper-limits]

shears and knife
liftbag and reel
Slate
back up light
spare mask

 

[dlndavid]

hey, nobody has mentioned the number 1 piece of safety diving equipment:

your brain

(in my case, alas...)

Hey thanks Andy, I was just going to post that. You beat me to it. Darn.

 

[vjongene]

I've been noticing that a lot of you are carrying knives, shears, etc... Is getting caught up in something that common?

Can happen in any location where fishermen and divers share the same body of water. Getting caught in monofilament is NOT pleasant...

 

[Robert Phillips]

Along with the things that come attatched to the neck I carry:
Primary light (10wHID)
Knife
spool and SMB
extra spool
wetnotes
whistle
mirror
my buddy and everything he is carrying!