Signaling
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H2Andy
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yup ... an inflatable sausage and pneumatic whistle on every open ocean dive
a mirror would probably be a good idea too... but i guess i'm too lazy
a mirror would probably be a good idea too... but i guess i'm too lazy
Maybe a few--lights,whistles,mirrors,safety flares,dye sticks,strobes,radio beacon tracker,10ft.tall marker bouy,lift bags,knives,shears,bible. 
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I used to keep an old/blank cd in my bc pocket but I think it fell out. It's not there anymore. That was my redneck mirror. I have a SS and a cheap, plastic whistle. Obviously, I'm extremely safety conscious. Heh heh.
Lights x 2 (Large primary, SL6 backup)
1 x storm whistle
1 x strobe beacon
1 x large orange delayed SMB
1 x yellow 35lb lifting bag (also used as a backup/emergency dsmb)
SOLAS reflective strips on the dsmbs and drysuit.
All taken on every dive both home and abroad. (The DSMB is used on every dive as a matter of procedure here to be found by the boat).
1 x storm whistle
1 x strobe beacon
1 x large orange delayed SMB
1 x yellow 35lb lifting bag (also used as a backup/emergency dsmb)
SOLAS reflective strips on the dsmbs and drysuit.
All taken on every dive both home and abroad. (The DSMB is used on every dive as a matter of procedure here to be found by the boat).
hudson
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In addition to the usual suspects (smb, whistle, mirror, strobe) I carry this:
RescueStreamer® - Water Safety Emergency Distress Signaling Device
RescueStreamer® - Water Safety Emergency Distress Signaling Device
Steve_Dives
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Aside from magnificent buddies...
In ocean waters I have a safety sausage and whistle. I think a glow stick is still stuffed inside. I think I had a dye pack in there once.
In the quarry, if I surface and say "help" in a normal voice I might have 6 people asking if I'm OK on a busy day. Heck, just surfacing away from the exit point is enough to get strangers signaling OK.
A mirror came with the sausage, but I'm not sure it's worth carrying since I'd be floating in something with a lot of flickering shinny spots.
In ocean waters I have a safety sausage and whistle. I think a glow stick is still stuffed inside. I think I had a dye pack in there once.
In the quarry, if I surface and say "help" in a normal voice I might have 6 people asking if I'm OK on a busy day. Heck, just surfacing away from the exit point is enough to get strangers signaling OK.
A mirror came with the sausage, but I'm not sure it's worth carrying since I'd be floating in something with a lot of flickering shinny spots.
Steve_Dives
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You're alive!!!
Hi buddy! You're forgetting the little orange safety sausage. You also have a knife on your right shoulder, which you could use to stab annoying coffee drinking singing-in-the-car buddies so that maybe the blood slick will be visible. :11: I really should learn to keep my mouth shut...
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orange sausage, dive-alert,light...looking to get a whistle.
The vast majority of my diving is shore diving in protected sites where being swept away from anything is unlikely. I do often dive with an SMB and spool, but it's more for taking advantage of practice opportunities than because I might need it for emergency signalling. I do dive with a high intensity light, every day, everywhere, day or night.
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