About this product
Inflatable Diving Signal Floater – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
A dive flag float marks the point on the surface above a diver. Its job is to tell every boat in the area that somebody is below, so they keep clear and slow down. It is bright red PVC, carries the DIVER BELOW marking, and is inflated by mouth in five to ten breaths.
The sand pocket at the bottom is what makes it stand up. Filled with a handful of wet sand or a small weight, the float sits vertical and holds position, so the flag is visible from a distance instead of lying flat on the water where nobody sees it. Unweighted, a light inflatable float lies over in the first breeze.
Attach it to a reel or a line clipped to you, and let it follow you as you move. Divers who tie the float to a fixed point and then swim away from it are marking the wrong place, which is worse than no marker at all because it tells a skipper the water beside the flag is clear.
This matters in Tanzanian waters. Off Dar es Salaam and around the islands you are sharing the water with dive boats, fishing boats, dhows and small outboards, and not every skipper is watching carefully. A visible marker and a boat cover that stays with you are the two things that keep a shore or drift dive safe.
It packs down to nothing, which is the real reason it gets used. A rigid float lives in the store because it will not fit in the bag; an inflatable one is in a BCD pocket on every dive.
Buying a Inflatable Diving Signal Floater in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the inflatable diving signal floater at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every inflatable diving signal floater is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which inflatable diving signal floater suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the inflatable diving signal floater are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Safety Equipment in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on personal flotation devices, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Inflatable Dive Flag Float - DIVER BELOW Signal Marker with Sand Pocket