Editing Buoy (section)

==== Diving ====
Several types of marker buoys may be used by [[Underwater diving|divers]]:
* [[Decompression buoy|'''Decompression buoys''']] are deployed by submerged [[Scuba diving|SCUBA]] divers to mark their position underwater whilst doing [[decompression stops]]
* [[Diving shot|'''Shot buoys''']] mark dive sites for the boat safety cover of [[scuba divers]] so they can descend to dive sites more easily in conditions of low visibility or [[tide|tidal currents]] and more safely do [[decompression stops]] on their ascents.
* [[Surface marker buoy|'''Surface marker buoys''']] are taken on dives by [[scuba divers]] to mark their positions underwater.<ref name=Davies>{{cite journal |author=Davies, D |title=Diver location devices |journal=Journal of the [[South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society]] |volume=28 |issue=3 |year=1998 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/5968 |access-date=2013-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519022556/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/5968 |archive-date=2009-05-19 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
* '''Dive site demarcation buoys''' indicate that divers are working in the marked area, to warn passing vessels to stay clear.