Split Ring Quick-Release Lanyard
About Innovative Scuba Concepts
Innovative Scuba Concepts safety and accessory gear: a pink 6 ft signal tube, a finger spool, an all-weather whistle, a tank banger, a quick-release lanyard and Scuba Goop for marking your kit. The American company says it was founded in 1988 and offers more than 4,000 diving accessories, which it makes for dive shops rather than selling direct. Order online from Scuba Evolution in Johannesburg, delivered anywhere in South Africa.
Innovative Scuba Concepts in South Africa
Innovative Scuba Concepts is an American diving accessories company. It says it was founded in 1988, offers more than 4,000 products, and is a manufacturer that sells through dive shops rather than to the public. What we carry is the small kit that sorts out signalling, marking and clipping off.
Being seen and heard at the surface
Every diver should carry a surface marker. The Pink 6 ft. Signal Tube stands 1.83 m tall, inflates orally through a locking valve, and has a pocket near the top for a torch or light stick. Pink is the point: it stands out from the orange and yellow tubes on the water. Put it up from the Finger Spool BK 65 ft Orange, which carries 65 ft of orange line with a brass double-ended clip and has no mechanism to jam. See surface markers and reels and spools.
For sound, the All-Weather Safety Whistle is tuned to 3250 Hz to cut through wind and engine noise, purges water itself, and carries SOLAS and US Coast Guard approval. Clip it to a shoulder strap. Underwater, the Tank Banger lives around the base of the cylinder: pull the ball back, let go, and the clank calls your buddy without a hand leaving what it's doing. More in diver health and safety.
Clipping off and marking kit
The Split Ring Quick-Release Lanyard keeps a backup torch, slate or compass tethered while a buckle lets it come away in one pull, with a stainless carabiner or plastic bolt snap. On a busy boat, Scuba Goop marks fins, masks and torches with a raised, flexible bead that bonds to neoprene, rubber, metal and most plastics. See dive gear essentials.
Questions we get asked
Why choose a pink signal tube?
Most surface markers are orange or yellow. Pink stands out from them on open water, so a boat crew can pick you out rather than just see a tube.
How do I deploy the Pink 6 ft. Signal Tube?
Inflate it orally through the locking valve, ideally sent up from a spool or reel rather than a hand-held loop. It's 1.83 m tall and stows in a BCD pocket.
Is a 65 ft finger spool long enough?
It's a working length for sending up a marker. It isn't a penetration length for wrecks or caves.
Does the Tank Banger fit my cylinder?
The band stretches over a range of cylinder sizes and can be set up for left or right handed use. Check the rubber for perishing at the start of each season.
What does Scuba Goop stick to?
Neoprene, metal, BCD fabric, rubber and most plastics. Mark on a clean, dry surface and let it cure fully before the gear goes back in the water.
How do I order Innovative Scuba Concepts in Johannesburg?
Order online from Scuba Evolution in Johannesburg, delivered anywhere in South Africa.