Dive planning & Wetnotes

[DevonDiver]

No, I mean they are swappped in your example. You say R is the cumulative run time column and T the stop time, but you have the stops under R and the cumulative under T.

Ah!

 

[KenGordon]

I use “D A L T on” as my heading as it is easy to remember.

D is depth
A is arrival time at that depth
L is leave time
T is stop time
on is the mix

The OP ought to take a look at the schedules produced by the likes of MultiDeco or Suunto’s DM5 and get a feel for the sort of information they carry.

 

[atdotde]

The Subsurface planner gives you such a table that can be printed and laminated (or cut & pasted to a word processor for layout improvements before printing).

 

[DevonDiver]

Ultimate Planner ia a free download and fully functional without upgrade for Tec40 level dives.

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[stuartv]

Hi guys!

Some time ago I did my TecRec Tec 40 course and would like to practice some dive planning and deco dives.
I see a lot of options on what people write in their wet notes.
Usually, it is reversed profile, let's say from 40 m to 0m, with depth when to switch gas, do deco stops, time on a stop and run time.

In Wetnotes I have, there are tables for dive planning, but I have not seen any one using them.
Does any one use those?
Any info / article on how those should be filled?

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Is this really ScubaBoard?!?! I am SHOCKED that nobody has said this yet. When you took Tec 40, your instructor really should have covered this.

Anyway....

I write my plan in my wet notes, on a blank piece of paper. Pretty much like most other folks said. No need for a template to fill in.

Then I stick it in my pocket and never look at it again. Unless both of my computers die. I haven't had even one computer die yet, so I have never needed to actually use my wet notes. And if both my computers die simultaneously, I wouldn't know my depth or time anyway, so there's a good chance I would just thumb the dive and follow my buddy up, going by his/her computer.

If I were concerned that I might forget what my plan was for max depth or max bottom time, I would probably write those two pieces of info down somewhere that I could reference without digging into a pocket. Either on a slate on my arm or (stealing an idea from a friend), put some white duct tape on the top of a fin and write the info there.

 

[Michael Guerrero]

I usually write my deco schedule on duct tape and stick it to my scooter. If I'm not scootering, then I write it in my wet notes. I just have blank slates though, not the table format you have.

 

[lermontov]

I also include my turn Pressure next to turn time and ascend when whatever comes first-this covers things like unexpected current or anxiety making my RMV higher

 

[Billy Northrup]

I write it down and provides a piece of mind in my pocket. You must have a plan

 

[jadairiii]

I was throwing away an old set of wet notes from years ago, and on one of the pages was a note I wrote to my dive buddy;
"My tables are on the boat"......as I remember, so were his.