Are electronic dive logs accepted by most dive ops?

[Landlocked123]

Trying to find out if printing out an electronic dive log is acceptable for most dive ops as proof of diving experience. I just loaded all my dives into Mac Diver. Just not sure if I would be still asked to produce the paper copy where buddy signatures are actually visible. Would this vary outside the country vs here is US?

 

[fire_diver]

I have never been asked to produce a dive log in 9 years. Why wouldn't a printed E-log be acceptable? There is no requirement to log your dives, and there is no requirement to have anybody sign anything you do record in your log. Your logbook is for you.

 

[beaverdivers]

Yes, they should. But instead of printing them, try emailing them down before you go to save the paper and the reefs.

 

[yardpro]

never been asked to show them by anyone ever...

 

[HJeffreyM]

The only place that ever officially asked for it was Beaches Turks and Caicos...I assume that'd ask for it at other Beaches and also Sandals resorts. Other than that, I've never been asked to show it. But, just in case, I do take a printout of my dive computer generated dive log. Yes, I'm sure that anyone in this day and age will take your DC generated log.

 

[Pedro Burrito]

I have never been asked to show my logs at any dive operation. I've been asked to show my logs once when my Course Director wanted to see the entry for my 100th dive in order for me to take the Instructor Exam.

I have been asked to show the appropriate certification card (OW or Advanced or Deep and/or Nitrox) depending upon the dive.

Also, most of my log entries do not have buddy signatures.

 

[kathydee]

In 1100+ dives nobody has ever asked to see my log book. I do still log dives but it's basically the dive number, location, important details or equipment config. Mostly i keep track of different types of dives such as recreational, wreck, cave, tech, etc.

 

[Remy B.]

One of my instructors calls the dive log book the "Lie Log book" because anybody can write whatever they want and make up signatures and dive buddy names, for a soft copy log you can be using a computer that is not yours for example, at the end it is your responsability your own live when you dive only with your buddy that lie the same way and you don't rent the service of a Divemaster or a instructor to guide you on that site, there are many ways to cheat the system I guess.

In my case if I want to proceed with the rescue course he wants to see at least 36 logged dives preferably 40, but with the "stamps" of the Dive Center/resort, not buddy dives logs, it can be from any agency he just want too see the stamps, I guess you really want to cheat if you make your own stamps that is why it is less unlikely to cheat that way.

I totally agree with his point of view since we were discussing that there are to many new divers that some agencies get them from OW all the way to DM with not really a lot of experience, plus there are the cheaters

Saddly it had become a rutine that they are not verifying the log books at least to check for Dive center/resort stamps, but probably they don't want to scare away customers that bring a plate of food to the table, the way I see it.

 

[AdivingBel]

Unless you are diving for a living, I don't see what difference a log makes. My dive log is my journal and I don't really want just anybody else to see it. If my cert card isn't good enough, someone is going to have to explain to me why. It would have to be a fairly special dive only they have access to otherwise I would take my business down the road.

 

[fire_diver]

Saddly it had become a rutine that they are not verifying the log books at least to check for Dive center/resort stamps, but probably they don't want to scare away customers that bring a plate of food to the table, the way I see it.

You assume that it was ever common-place to request a logbook for generic dive-resort diving. I don't know of any resorts or boats that have stamps for logbooks, at least I have never witnessed them stamping a logbook or hearing anybody even ask if one was available.