Equipment
Until the late 2000s a purpose built inflatable dive kayak was built by "Sevylor". This came in two models - a single and double. The single was 0.8m in width and the double wider and more stable at 1m. The Diveyak was an excellent boat and could easily carry two divers and gear in an extremely stable platform that was simple to dive from and very rugged.
Today many fishing kayaks are available that have the stability and buoyancy to act as diving kayaks. An example is "Finn", a small manufacturer in Perth, Australia. "Feelfree" and other brands also make suitable kayaks.
An outrigger is a good idea as it is light and makes the kayak more stable to dive from and to get back into and when pulling tanks back on board.
Some local authorities require the user to carry safety gear such as dive flag, mirror, whistle, flares, an EPIRB or PLB (]]Personal locator beacon) or hand held VHF radio.
A lanyard to tie paddles to the boat will prevent them from floating away while the user is diving. If all divers are to dive at once a dive flag will indicate the presence of divers in the water and that the boat has not been abandoned. In this case it is prudent for the divers to tow the boat as a float. In practice this is not hard in calm weather for the inflatables as they are light.
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