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  2. Surface marker buoy - Wikipedia

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    A delayed surface marker buoy (DSMB), decompression buoy, or deco buoy is an inflatable buoy which can be deployed while the diver is submerged and generally only towards the end of the dive. The buoy marks the diver's position underwater so the dive boat crew can locate the diver even though the diver may have drifted some distance from the ...

  3. Diver down flag - Wikipedia

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    Diver down flag being flown on a dive ship. The use of the red and white flag, which was created in the early 1950s by Navy veteran Denzel James "Doc" Dockery of Michigan, and popularized by Ted Nixon of US Divers, [4] is required by law or regulation in many US states, Canada, [5] and some other countries (e.g. Italy). [6]

  4. Canoe and kayak diving - Wikipedia

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    An anchor may be used to moor the boat during the dive, or if conditions allow, it may be towed as a large surface marker buoy. Safety equipment may be required by legislation. This may include lifejacket or personal buoyancy aid, dive flag, flares, water bottle, mirror, whistle, an EPIRB or PLB locator beacon or hand held VHF radio..

  5. Diver communications - Wikipedia

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    A diver down flag, or scuba flag, is a flag used on the water to indicate that there is a diver below. Two styles of flag are in use. Internationally, the code flag "alpha", which has a white hoist and blue swallowtail fly, is used to signal that the vessel has a diver down and other vessels should keep well clear at slow speed. [56]

  6. Diving equipment - Wikipedia

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    Diver down flag which is flown to warn others that divers are underwater in the vicinity [32] Diver lifts, to conveniently transport a diver from the deck level into the water near the surface and back out in full equipment. [33] Diving air compressors and gas boosters to fill diving cylinders with high pressure air or other gasses.

  7. Glossary of underwater diving terminology: D–G - Wikipedia

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    Repetitive dive which is shallower than the previous dive. [56] Multilevel dive in which a later level is shallower than an earlier level. [56] forward roll entry. See: Scuba skills#Entries. Water entry technique used by scuba divers from a boat or platform too high or unsuitable for backward roll entry. The diver bends forward at the hips and ...

  8. Spearfishing - Wikipedia

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    A typical spearo dive float will be torpedo-shaped, orange or red in colour with a volume of between 7 and 36 litres and display a dive flag on a short mast. [citation needed] However, other designs, such as inflatable mini-dinghy, planche (box), Tommy Botha (big game) [clarification needed] and body-boards are also used. [citation needed]

  9. Day shapes - Wikipedia

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    Day shapes are mast head signals visually indicating the status of a vessel to other vessels on navigable waters during daylight hours whether making-way, anchored, or aground.

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