LiteHedded
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where I dive it's assumed you're ok after the giant stride
but I give them the big ok sign when I surface
but I give them the big ok sign when I surface
Does anyone else give the okay sign?
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"Isnt the whole point of doing it so other see you are OK? If you dont pay attention to others in the water whats the point of them doing it?"
I do it for the boat crew, not for the other divers. Usually once the buddy group is in the water those divers are gone anyways.
I do it for the boat crew, not for the other divers. Usually once the buddy group is in the water those divers are gone anyways.
You're not the only one. I always give the OK sign (one arm arch with extended fingers touching the top of the head) after entry and especially upon surfacing... and I make sure a crew member or the captain on the boat sees me doing so. I think it's good practice and courteous to the boat captain/crew.del_mo:
I do but usually nobody is looking
You should but most people don't. Getting in I like to see that everythings ok before I turn to assist the next diver into the water. When surfacing I like to know there's no problems. As the captain I'm acutally on the lookout for divers and when I see one pop to the surface, I signal and wait. and wait. and wait. Eventually I get a sign back but not until I'm standing on the back of the boat with a float and fins. It's a little stressful from my point of view when people don't signal me.
Richesb
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Anybody diving with a "buddy" who doesn't ask the question "are you ok" is not someone you should dive with.
I dive a few days a week with the same people and we constantly sign each other. Trouble & problems happen quickly. You should be able to fix/solve most by yourself but what if?
I dive a few days a week with the same people and we constantly sign each other. Trouble & problems happen quickly. You should be able to fix/solve most by yourself but what if?
You go right back to the surface after entry???
I dove with a guy that flashed me the ok sign every couple of minutes the first time I dove with him. Let's be honest, it's lovely concept but you don't need to ask constantly like some insecure boyfriend. What I usually do is wave hi or throw a shaka every so often which makes it fun, not a military dive.
Anyway after the 10th or so ok sign I flashed my new buddy the universal #1 sign which stopped the madness. In my logbook I wrote that it was an "ok" dive.
I dove with a guy that flashed me the ok sign every couple of minutes the first time I dove with him. Let's be honest, it's lovely concept but you don't need to ask constantly like some insecure boyfriend. What I usually do is wave hi or throw a shaka every so often which makes it fun, not a military dive.
Anyway after the 10th or so ok sign I flashed my new buddy the universal #1 sign which stopped the madness. In my logbook I wrote that it was an "ok" dive.
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It is according to what the boat wants. A lot of the dives I do you're expected to go in negative and meet up with your buddy on the hang line. Get any issues you have out of the way there. If you have a problem then you ascend. Is this the best way? Probably not but that is the way it is. If they expect and ok when I enter, I'll definitely let them know.
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