Dive Log

[Brand0n]

Hey i was just wondering abotu how to keep a dive log of all my dives what should i write them on and what should i write there.

Thanks alot.

 

[Blackwood]

Depths and times so that you are able to account for nitrogen levels while doing repetitive dives.

Conditions are also a good thing to note (cold/warm/salt/fresh).

Anything else you think is noteworthy (e.g. I carried 10 pounds of lead with me this dive while wearing a 7mm full wetsuit and breathing from a SS80. I was underweighted for 15 foot safety stop at 500PSI. In the future, I should bring more weight with me during cold salt water dives).

 

[Brand0n]

well im looking at getting into commercial diving soon and dont you need a log for the kinda stuff? as like a reference

 

[Land Locked]

http://www.dive-logs.com/
""Why log your dives?
It's nice to go back and be reminded of dives that you would not otherwise remember.
It can be used to help you plan similar type dives - how much weight did you use? how much air? What kind of exposure protection? Were you too warm or too cold?
You'll be able to start tracing your diving patterns and see your air consumption and bouyancy control improving.
You can describe your experience of particular dive areas to other divers with more detail and help them make decisions about how to dive it.
It's all about your experience, good and bad. The memorable dives that you might want to come back to and dive again.
By taking notes on particular marine life you'll know when the best time is to return to a particular site.
It's fun to see where you've been and the various people you've been underwater with. It's your passport to all your fun memories.
and finally....

Never think your logbook is being kept for someone else such as the Instructors or Dive Masters you'll meet while diving. It's your logbook! The information in it is to help you to remember the fun and to improve.""

 

[Brand0n]

Ok thanks alot i might order a log book of that site

 

[Blackwood]

Never think your logbook is being kept for someone else such as the Instructors or Dive Masters you'll meet while diving. It's your logbook! The information in it is to help you to remember the fun and to improve.""

That's the key.

Don't treat your logbook as a way to prove yourself to others. Sure, there are times when someone will ask to see your qualifications/experience before allowing you to dive certain sites, but I think it should be treated as a way to track your learning. Learn something new? Write it down. Figure something out? Write it down. Pinpoint weighting for condition X? Write it down.

As Land Locked noted, it can also be helpful to track your air consumption.



I can't help you gear your logbook towards commercial diving. Sorry.

 

[HowardE]

How else could you track your air consumption without a LOG?

Log as much information as you can. You can buy a logbook page, and copy that, look for one that has lots of places for data... Or make your own... If you need it to prove experience, have your DM sign it.

 

[AndyNZ]

Hey i was just wondering abotu how to keep a dive log of all my dives what should i write them on and what should i write there.

Log *everything* to start with - as you get more experienced, you may choose to log less information.

I log - date, location, depth, time, tables or computer, air temp, surface water temp, bottom temp, visibility, exposure protection, weight, tank volume/material, tank pressure, surface air consumption rate, nitrox mix, buddy, the type of dive. And after that, I write a small essay about each dive to remind me in years to come what I liked about the site, whether anything memorable happened, whether I was feeling cold etc etc.

I gave up using purchased dive log sheets ages ago - I spent an hour and knocked one up that I just print off, two per A4 sheet and then write my essays on the back. Because it's not double sided, it makes my log book look really thick

I'm quite happy for anyone to use my log sheets, so have attached them as a PDF. Hope they are of some use!

You'd probably want to log additional information for commerical diving - who you were working for, the type of work, how much you got paid etc. But to be honest, if your local law is anything like it is here in New Zealand then you will need to be a PADI Divemaster (or equivilant) in order to even start commercial dive training, so you'll have a much better idea of what you want to be logging by then.

 

[teknitroxdiver]

Here's what I log: Place, date, depth, average depth, start and end PSI, tank (if it's not an 80), and water temp. Basically everything my computer logs except time in and out. After a while you'll figure out what you want to remember and what you really don't care about. For example I find that after 100 pages of dives with the same weight and wetsuit, I don't really need to note that I wore the same 'ol 3+3mil with 5# of lead.

 

[Brand0n]

well for the commercial diving program im gettin into i only need my open water, its at holland college in pei. im not into commercial yet im starting a advanced open water this week tho


edit: Thanks alot for thos logs ill just get bunch of them copyed and make my own book thank you much