I know there are no stupid questions but.....

[scuga]

Who issued your c-card? I just did padi and the first 4 pages in the dive log book they give you are for logging your OW training dives.

 

[Sas]

this one would be close.

Should I have logged my dives for my open water course? How about pool dives I do over the winter?

Thanks in advance

Log whatever you want, there's no log book police.

Just be aware that I don't think there is any course that counts pool dives towards dive requirements to start the course (I'm sure someone will correct me if this is wrong). And most people, if they met someone who said they had 500 dives, but 400 in a pool, would not take their dive experience seriously.

I personally write up information about pool dives that I have done but I do not count them towards my dive total.

 

[fnfalman]

I don't do pool dives very often, but when I do, it's for a reason so I log them. Either I'm trying out new gears, or trying out different techniques, etc. It's good to keep track of such information if you were to think it's worthwhile. If not, then don't. There are no laws that say you have to log any dive at all.

 

[Fatterboy]

I asked my LDS this when I got certified, they told me 20 minutes or 1/2 of your air.

 

[idocsteve]

I asked my LDS this when I got certified, they told me 20 minutes or 1/2 of your air.

20 minutes or 1/2 of your air, for what?

If you're trying to say "I was told that you don't log dives that are shorter than 20 minutes", ok I get that, but your post just doesn't make all that much sense to me.

 

[fnfalman]

I asked my LDS this when I got certified, they told me 20 minutes or 1/2 of your air.

What happen if I were to want to log my pool dive that's only 10-minutes and 1/5 of my air? Who's going to tell me that I can't do it?

Or what happen if I were to not to log anything at all? Who's going to make me log my dive?

Logging dives is a personal thing. there are no laws, rules or regulations that make you log or not log.

 

[Sas]

What happen if I were to want to log my pool dive that's only 10-minutes and 1/5 of my air? Who's going to tell me that I can't do it?

If you try to use it towards course dive requirements, I doubt you'll get very far

But that is about all that will happen. Log baths if you want to, just don't expect them to be taken seriously by others, much like pool dives.

 

[diver 85]

OW yes---not pool......

 

[diver 85]

I asked my LDS this when I got certified, they told me 20 minutes or 1/2 of your air.

but what if you're using a 1.8 Spare Air??.....a 1 minute dive??.....---NO WAY.....

 

[TSandM]

Your logbook is your resource . . . if logging stuff you did in the pool is helpful to you, log it. If logging pool time is your way to inflate your dive number, then not so much.