Greetings from a Northeast wreck diver who visits you as often as time and $$$ allow.
So sorry to read today of this terrible accident. Surfacing has always been the most uneasy moment of my near shore dives, even with a flag. I am encouraged that the diver seems of such stout heart and strong spirit, and of course extend best wishes for what will undoubtedly be a difficult recovery both for him and those close to him.
My local dive club here in NY, Oceanblue Divers, had a thread on our message forum about the use of dive flags that included some good comprehensive information. I will post there about this incident and your efforts. The link to that discussion:
<http://www.meetup.com/oceanbluedivers/messages/boards/thread/3019131/0#8548652>
Besides the Chris Whitten site, which I see others have linked to, there is a summary of laws and links by Tom Holtey here:
<http://www.sit-on-topkayaking.com/Articles/FishDive/DiveRegulations.asp>
Another very good article by Barry Shister, both informative and funny, appeared a few years back in Dive Training magazine: <http://www.dtmag.com/Stories/Dive%20Skills/07-03-Feature.htm>
I will post separately about NY dive flag regulations as I understand them.
Dive safe... and stay wet! Avra
So sorry to read today of this terrible accident. Surfacing has always been the most uneasy moment of my near shore dives, even with a flag. I am encouraged that the diver seems of such stout heart and strong spirit, and of course extend best wishes for what will undoubtedly be a difficult recovery both for him and those close to him.
My local dive club here in NY, Oceanblue Divers, had a thread on our message forum about the use of dive flags that included some good comprehensive information. I will post there about this incident and your efforts. The link to that discussion:
<http://www.meetup.com/oceanbluedivers/messages/boards/thread/3019131/0#8548652>
Besides the Chris Whitten site, which I see others have linked to, there is a summary of laws and links by Tom Holtey here:
<http://www.sit-on-topkayaking.com/Articles/FishDive/DiveRegulations.asp>
Another very good article by Barry Shister, both informative and funny, appeared a few years back in Dive Training magazine: <http://www.dtmag.com/Stories/Dive%20Skills/07-03-Feature.htm>
I will post separately about NY dive flag regulations as I understand them.
Dive safe... and stay wet! Avra
