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Podcast: Scuba Shack Radio
Episode: Scuba Shack Radio #12 – 8-18-19
Description: In this episode we talk about the Surface Marker Buoy, hyperbaric chambers and "The Terrible Hours"
Several years ago PADI introduced deploying a surface marker buoy as a key skill into their Open Water certification. A very important safety feature that every diver should understand and be able to execute in the real world. Sometimes you will need to deploy the SMB when on a drift dive or if you aren't in the vicinity of the boat when you surface, you will want the boat to see you and come and pick you up. Always carry a SMB when diving i...