Red or Yellow or Orange DSMBs
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Scuba Cobra
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Pink offers the best visibility.
I think it is fine to resurrect a thread but some people prefer to start a new one of the old one.
Usually the arguments against are:
- The thread has already moved on since there wasn’t any reply
- None of the people who were in the previous conversation need to continue this discussion
- Sometimes the new posts will not take in account the previous pages if the thread is very long and you’ll end up discussing the same points again and again
- And lastly thread necromancy is a forbidden dark scuba art ?
You always have the option to create a new post and link the old thread if you are a scared of causing anger
Double-sided orange to mark my location.
Double-sided yellow to alert the surface that I need support.
I don’t like the dual color SMBs as they can lead to assumptions by folks on the surface.
Loop on top of both to add a lightweight strobe that hangs and flashes against the SOLAS tape.
Reflective initials added to both DSMBs from Mark Emery’s www.divesigns.com .
I think the important part is the crew knows what your intentions are with each color and understands not to freak out if your “support required“ color comes up. I brief the skipper to make his way over and read the note. The thing that always concerns me is if the crew were to come over and start trying to haul me up like a fish. Perhaps everywhere else y’all have really experienced skippers like Wookie who can telepathically sense what the problem is without even having to read the note. But on the southern Red Sea we have some country bumpkin crew members that, while well-intentioned, could probably easily cause further harm.
Double-sided yellow to alert the surface that I need support.
I don’t like the dual color SMBs as they can lead to assumptions by folks on the surface.
Loop on top of both to add a lightweight strobe that hangs and flashes against the SOLAS tape.
Reflective initials added to both DSMBs from Mark Emery’s www.divesigns.com .
I think the important part is the crew knows what your intentions are with each color and understands not to freak out if your “support required“ color comes up. I brief the skipper to make his way over and read the note. The thing that always concerns me is if the crew were to come over and start trying to haul me up like a fish. Perhaps everywhere else y’all have really experienced skippers like Wookie who can telepathically sense what the problem is without even having to read the note. But on the southern Red Sea we have some country bumpkin crew members that, while well-intentioned, could probably easily cause further harm.
Worked as first mate on a dive boat for a few years. Orange easiest to sight by far. Then pink/red. Fluorescent yellow or green? Almost impossible - fades in sunlight - I hated those. Get a six footer. Any chop and a 3 or 4 footer turns into a toothpick.
Big and orange.
I think It's OK to restart an old thread if there's a specific reason to do so, but I'd at least mention that I'm doing so and and why I'm doing so. It can be quite confusing to readers otherwise. I only realized this was an old thread when I followed a link that no longer exists.
Also plenty of more recent threads on this topic, for example:
Safety Sausage what color is recommended yellow or orange
SMB Colors
DSMB colour
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Yellow, simply for best visibility.
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