Which item is NOT listed as emergency equipment for SCUBA?

• A. Emergency beacon
• B. Recall device
• C. Lost diver kit
• D. Bag valve mask

Answer: (A)

What you’re being tested on is which items are included in the standard emergency equipment a scuba supervisor expects to have available. In typical dive safety practice, emergency equipment is about things you can use immediately to aid a diver in distress or to support a rescue from the surface or at the scene of an incident. The recall device is part of surface operations: it’s used to signal divers on a plan to return or to coordinate a quick recovery. A lost diver kit is specifically for locating a diver who isn’t accounted for, containing tools and signaling gear to locate and recover them. A bag valve mask is used to provide rescue breaths if a diver isn’t breathing, bridging to medical help.

An emergency beacon, while valuable in broader search-and-rescue contexts, isn’t listed as part of the standard dive emergency equipment in many training programs. It’s more of a general distress beacon used in larger rescue operations or carried as optional equipment rather than a default item on a diver’s immediate safety kit.