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Underwater diving during the hours of darkness



A canister style dive light


Night diving is underwater diving done during the hours of darkness. It frequently refers specifically to recreational diving which takes place in darkness. The diver can experience a different underwater environment at night, because many marine animals are nocturnal.[1]


There are additional hazards when diving in darkness, such as dive light failure. This can result in losing vertical visual references and being unable to control depth or buoyancy, being unable to read instruments such as dive computers and diving cylinder contents gauges, and potential separation from the rest of the diving group, boat, or shore cover. Even with a functioning light, these hazards are still present in night diving. Backup lights are recommended.[2]


Normal requirements for night diving are a dive light, and adequate protection from exposure.[1] Some precautions and skills for night diving include: avoiding shining the light in other divers' eyes, to be aware of and use surface light signals for bearings, and if appropriate to use an illuminated shotline buoy.[1] A surface marker buoy with an attached strobe light or cyalume stick can be used to indicate the position of the divers to the surface team. The use of a strobe light by a diver under water can damage the night vision of other divers.


Several diver certification agencies offer specialty training in night diving,[3][4][5][6] but professional diver training will usually include it in entry level training as it is considered a normal part of occupational diving.[7][8]




Contents






  • 1 Recovering divers


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Recovering divers[edit]


If the team surfaces away from the boat, dive lights can be used to signal the dive boat. A surface marker buoy can be illuminated with a dive light at night to increase the visibility of the dive team to the boat.[9] Mirrors or other reflective surfaces can also be used to increase visibility of the team on the surface.



See also[edit]




References[edit]





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  2. ^ NOAA Diving Manual, 4th Edition CD-ROM prepared and distributed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS)in partnership with NOAA and Best Publishing Company


  3. ^ Staff (2016). "Night Diver". PADI. Retrieved 13 August 2016.


  4. ^ Staff (2016). "SDI Night/Limited Visibility Diver". Courses. SDI. Retrieved 13 August 2016.


  5. ^ Staff. "Night Diver". Certifications. NAUI. Retrieved 13 August 2016.


  6. ^ Staff (2016). "SSI Specialty Course: Night / Limited Visibility". Specialty programs. SSI. Retrieved 13 August 2016.


  7. ^ US Navy (2006). US Navy Diving Manual, 6th revision. United States: US Naval Sea Systems Command. Retrieved 2008-06-15.


  8. ^ Staff, South African Department of Labour, (2007), Class IV Training Standard Revision 5.03 October 2007


  9. ^ Davies, D (1998). "Diver location devices". Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society. 28 (3). Retrieved 2009-04-02.




External links[edit]



  • Night Diving Guide

  • http://www.divinglore.com/RecreationalNightDiving.htm











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