Diving Reel and Spool - Gibielle - Techinacal Equipment

$ 22.00

4.5 (145) In stock

A distance line, penetration line, cave line or guide line is an item of diving equipment used by scuba divers as a means of returning to a safe starting point in conditions of low visibility, water currents or where pilotage is difficult. They are often used in cave diving and wreck diving where the diver must return to open water after a penetration when it may be difficult to discern the return route.Guidelines are also useful in the event of silt out.<br />A cave diver running a distance line into the overhead environment to facilitate a safe exit<br />Distance lines are wound on to a spool or a reel. The length of the distance line used is dependent on the plan for the dive. An open water diver using the distance line only for a surface marker buoy may only need 50 metres / 165 feet, whereas a cave diver may use multiple reels of lengths from 15 m / 50 ft to 300 m / 1000+ ft.