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View Poll Results: What do you use to signal you are diving?
I pretty much always pull a flag when diving.
Always on shore dives, and almost always on private boat dives.
I will on occaision forego the flag if there are very calm seas and the guy driving the boat wants to just use his trolling motor and follow my bubble stream on shallower dives.
There will be a flag flying on the boat then obviously.
Chug
(Flies his dive freak flag)
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(North American Association of Bigots for the Elimination of Lion Fish.)
I am partial to Coasties and P.J's, because they carry band-aids and are like 911 for Seals, Rangers, Recon, and Pilots.
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Most of the time I avoid towing a DD flag or I park it if it is required. I always carry a SMB on a spool for unexpected ascents.
Certain areas with high boat traffic are exceptions or lobster boats. Also, lakes (fresh water boaters and jet ski operators are idiots.) Then I pull the float due to the increased risk.
If I'm on a boat the DM carries a float flag, and I'll employ a safety sausage while I'm ascending for personal use. When I shore dive I carry a float flag.
Have used all of the above, although not all to signal that I'm diving. I voted for the three that actually related to the purpose. Used them in the following order of frequency: boat, nothing, flag.
Nothing. In our waters dive flags, etc are a hazard. They attract ignorant boaters and jet skiers and create an overhead environment. I've even gotten into a tug-of-war at 80' with a boater over the safety sausage I sent up. If you want to bring hazards above you on a dive, just shoot a bag or haul a flag.
No thanks.
Of course, we do fly a flag off the boat, not that anyone knows what it is.
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