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Example of the Scuba Diver Insignia on a USMC service uniform. The various diver insignia (also known as "diver badges", "dive badges," and colloquially known as "dive bubbles") [1] of the uniformed services of the United States are badges awarded to service personnel once they have graduated an appropriate diving course.
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]
ISDA - International Scuba Diving Academy EUF CB 2010002 [7] [5] ISC - International Scuba Certification [19] ISE - InnerSpace Explorers [20] [21] Irish Underwater Council – Governing body for recreational diving and underwater hockey in Ireland EUF CB 2006003 [7] Islamic Republic of Iran Lifesaving Federation CMAS code IRI/F00 [2]
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]
Coastal dive site scan be in the sea or inland waters, but unless specified, generally refer to coastal areas on a continental shelf, or near an island in the sea. Sea and ocean shorelines, reefs and shoals are salt water sites and may support high biodiversity of life forms. Tropical coral reefs are the most popular diving tourism destinations.
President-Elect Donald Trump’s controversial Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth is a war veteran, double Ivy Leaguer, a two-time Bronze Star recipient – and is covered in tattoos.
Sailor tattoo motifs had already solidified by the early 19th century, with anchors, ships, and other nautical symbols being the most common images tattooed on American seafarers, followed by patriotic symbols such as flags, eagles, and stars; symbols of love; and religious symbols. [5]: 532–3
Underwater orienteering, also known as scuba orienteering is an underwater sport that uses recreational open circuit scuba diving equipment and consists of a set of individual and team events conducted in both sheltered and open water testing the competitors' competency in underwater navigation. The competition is principally concerned with the ...