Hey all, this is my first post in T2T and I for one am happy the entry quals here were lowered to include intro level so I dont have to listen to all the static from non cave divers out on the big board 
In class I was taught to give way to exiting divers and I had the following 3 scenarios this weekend at Jackson Blue I would like your thoughts on:
1. As we were entering 2 exiting divers peeked around the corner so we slowed our descent, got out of the way a bit and waited to see what they were doing. They did nothing, they just sat there to the left of the entrance. They didnt make a move to come out nor gesture in anyway for several minutes. So now I am thinking maybe they are doing deco? We sorta give up fighting the flow and go in and immediately to the right to get the heck out of their way. The dont give us any hairy eyeball looks as we pass and when I looked back they were still hanging out, so I am thinking I did not piss anyone off.
2. We were approaching the chimney and 2 divers were hanging out right beneath the restriction, blocking it. I peek down with my light, not crossing the path of their light or signaling in anyway. They dont notice or if they do they do not look my way nor signal either. Again we wait for a bit, no movement and decide to turn the dive because our meager 6th is quickly dwindling.
3. On our way out, there is a diver with 4 stage bottles on his way in. I am thinking, good grief, I should probably let him in, he probably has some forward momentum going with that load against the flow and I have still have 3000 in my tanks, I'll let him go, so I gesture with a sweeping hand motion a couple of times, sort of like an invitation to proceed and he is looking right at me, but he does not signal back. If there was an official hand sign for that, I missed it in class. At the last moment instead of descending through the entrance, he goes straight, practically ramming his head into the ceiling. At this point I have no clue what he is doing so I scurry out of the way.
Are there some signals and/or protocol for teams to communicate amongst each other in these situations?
I am posing the same questions to my instructor also, but wanted all your brilliant creative ideas as well
In class I was taught to give way to exiting divers and I had the following 3 scenarios this weekend at Jackson Blue I would like your thoughts on:
1. As we were entering 2 exiting divers peeked around the corner so we slowed our descent, got out of the way a bit and waited to see what they were doing. They did nothing, they just sat there to the left of the entrance. They didnt make a move to come out nor gesture in anyway for several minutes. So now I am thinking maybe they are doing deco? We sorta give up fighting the flow and go in and immediately to the right to get the heck out of their way. The dont give us any hairy eyeball looks as we pass and when I looked back they were still hanging out, so I am thinking I did not piss anyone off.
2. We were approaching the chimney and 2 divers were hanging out right beneath the restriction, blocking it. I peek down with my light, not crossing the path of their light or signaling in anyway. They dont notice or if they do they do not look my way nor signal either. Again we wait for a bit, no movement and decide to turn the dive because our meager 6th is quickly dwindling.
3. On our way out, there is a diver with 4 stage bottles on his way in. I am thinking, good grief, I should probably let him in, he probably has some forward momentum going with that load against the flow and I have still have 3000 in my tanks, I'll let him go, so I gesture with a sweeping hand motion a couple of times, sort of like an invitation to proceed and he is looking right at me, but he does not signal back. If there was an official hand sign for that, I missed it in class. At the last moment instead of descending through the entrance, he goes straight, practically ramming his head into the ceiling. At this point I have no clue what he is doing so I scurry out of the way.
Are there some signals and/or protocol for teams to communicate amongst each other in these situations?
I am posing the same questions to my instructor also, but wanted all your brilliant creative ideas as well
I try to by crystal clear with a wide, sweeping arm motion, lit up by my light, to come on in. But, as above, if the other team seems like they're waiting on me, I'll just head out. A minute or two either way doesn't really matter to me. Now, if 'issues' have occurred on the dive, I'm headed for the door.
They'll get the hint!
