McNETT® - Essentials for Adventure^TM

Safety

• Dive Travel Tip

  • 

  • 

    Travel Safe

    Carry the minimum number of valuables, and plan places to conceal them. Your passport, cash and credit cards are most secure when locked in a hotel safe. When you have to carry them on your person, you may wish to put them in various places rather than all in one wallet or pouch.

    A McNett® Security Wallet is a must for all trips – domestic and abroad – and even for large events at home. The money belt model allows you to be more discrete while the neck wallet model is ideal for quick access.

    Pack your security wallet with the following: passport, driver’s license/photo ID, airline tickets, immunization records, itinerary, traveler’s checks and large sums of cash. Pack all valuables, medications and toiletries in your carry-on. It is also a good idea to carry-on these key pieces of dive gear: mask, regulator, dive computers and camera.

  • 

    Keep your luggage and gear bag secure with Travel Sentry Certified McNett®TSA Locks. These can be opened and re-locked by TSA Officers. Make photo copies of your passport, ID, travel documents and credit cards and carry separately from the originals to make obtaining replacements easier if need be.

    Place a small identifying sticker on the outside of your passport to help distinguish it when traveling in groups. Put your name, address and telephone numbers inside and outside of each piece of luggage. Use covered luggage tags to avoid casual observation of your identity or nationality.

• About Dive Flags

  • 

  • 

    Divers' Flag

    A rectangular red flag with a white diagonal stripe is required on state waters.

  • 

    Alfa Flag

    A blue and white International Code Flag A (or Alfa flag), at least 3.3 feet (one meter) high and visible from all directions, must be displayed on vessels on federally controlled waters.

• Boat Operator Tip

  • 

  • 

    As a boat operator you should:
    • Be able to recognize a “diver down” flag, a bright red flag with a diagonal white stripe, floating in divers’ areas.
    • Stay the legal distance from a diver down flag. The law varies by state so check with your local authorities.
    • Be on the lookout for bubbles breaking the water’s surface. There may be divers below who have strayed from their marked diving area.

    When diving from a boat, remember:
    • Always display the diver down flag from your dive raft or buoy.
    • Carry a whistle to alert boaters of your presence and to warn fellow divers of hazards.
    • Have at least one person remain on the boat as an observer or in case of emergency.