How to Make a Depth Tag

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The following is an example of a depth tag that can be used in competition.

Materials

  • Weight belt webbing
  • Clothes Pins
  • Zip ties (small and large sizes)
  • Optional – Surgical Tubing
  • Permanent black felt marker

What to do

  1. Cut 6 inch strips of brightly coloured weight belt webbing (yellow, pink, white, etc).
  2. Make a hole at one end of the webbing where the clothes pins will be connected.
  3. Attach clothes pins with two small zip ties. Put the zip ties on both sides of the clothes pin to keep it straight.
  4. On one side of the tag print the following:
    • First and last name of competitor on the left hand side
    • The type of competition and the date on the right hand side
  5. On the other side of the tag print the following:
    • The depth in meters in large print on the left hand side
    • The number of the diver on the right hand side