Question on Form - How many logged dives since certified?

[scrane]

I have never logged dives, but if an operator insists on seeing something I'll show them my computer. I always try to give a suitable answer to anyone who has the authority to deny me what I want.
But, where I dive (outside of the US) noone has ever asked.

 

[Lorenzoid]

unfortunately "we" here in north america have created a society where no one is responsible for anything they do.

In general, I agree with you and Papaw. However, there are all kinds of non-scuba-related situations where most of us would be reluctant to hand an unskilled person a tool they could hurt themselves with, regardless of whether we're worried about the person suing us or not.

 

[Marie13]

I don’t really download dives from Perdix anymore unless I want to see something specific. I do keep a notebook where I make occasional dive notes for stuff regarding weighting or gear changes.

 

[OMyMyOHellYes]

Interpret "logged" colloquially. As in, for example, "Have you been logging a lot of hours at work?" I think an attempt to answer in good faith the question they are getting at--what is your dive experience?--absolves you.

What if the Scooba Po-leece come doing a boat check and ask to actually see your logs?!?

OMMOHY

 

[scrane]

What if the Scooba Po-leece come doing a boat check and ask to actually see your logs?!?

OMMOHY

??

 

[ggunn]

What if the Scooba Po-leece come doing a boat check and ask to actually see your logs?!?

OMMOHY

I have never been asked to show my logs in any situation, by anyone. If they did they would be disappointed; my logs do not exist.

 

[Lorenzoid]

What if the Scooba Po-leece come doing a boat check and ask to actually see your logs?!?

OMMOHY

That's the beauty of the mythical "Scooba Po-leece"--there are no real consequences. Nobody goes to jail. At worst, if a dive op doesn't let an experienced diver dive because he answered some questions on a form in good faith but not according to the dive op's interpretation of the questions, the diver posts about the experience on social media, and it's going to reflect poorly on the dive op. I think it behooves a dive op to accept whatever answer the diver puts down on a signed form and leave it at that.

 

[ReefHound]

In general, I agree with you and Papaw. However, there are all kinds of non-scuba-related situations where most of us would be reluctant to hand an unskilled person a tool they could hurt themselves with, regardless of whether we're worried about the person suing us or not.

There are a thousand times more injuries due to power tool accidents than scuba accidents yet every retail store will sell a power tool to anyone willing to pay for it, no power tool certification required.

 

[Blackcrusader]

What if the Scooba Po-leece come doing a boat check and ask to actually see your logs?!?
OMMOHY

Who are these people these so called scuba police?

 

[Blackcrusader]

I don’t really download dives from Perdix anymore unless I want to see something specific. I do keep a notebook where I make occasional dive notes for stuff regarding weighting or gear changes.

I upload after I finish a dive vacation. I finally also put them on my phone but actually not a fan of having that on my phone I may delete the app. I do so as some dives I like to keep a record of especially when wanting to keep an average of my sac rate over a vacation with dives to various depths. Also I have mainly used 21% mode even when using nitrox but have decided my next vacation I will log all my nitrox dives on 32% or whatever the correct mix is. Not one dive center in the last 10 years has ever asked to see my dive logs. They just ask for a cert and fill in the waiver form.