Log books for different agencies

[GearheadExplorer85]

Hello everyone,

I am almost finished my PADI logbook which is what I have been using since I got my OW a year and a half ago.

My Dad got me a new log book with extra pages for Christmas. However, it is an ACUC log. Can I still use it to keep track of my dives even though I am not ACUC certified in anything?

Thanks!

 

[00wabbit]

Yes. You can use anything you want to log your dives. You cna even just use a regular notebook. I use an app on my phone.

 

[doctormike]

Hello everyone,

I am almost finished my PADI logbook which is what I have been using since I got my OW a year and a half ago.

My Dad got me a new log book with extra pages for Christmas. However, it is an ACUC log. Can I still use it to keep track of my dives even though I am not ACUC certified in anything?

Thanks!

You can keep track of your dives on the backs of envelopes or cocktail napkins...

But as it is 2014, I would recommend some sort of electronic log, which can't be lost or damaged, which can be available to you anywhere, where you can easily track unlimited amounts of information including gear configurations, maps, photos and extensive journal entries. If you dive computer supports it, you can even download detailed profile information...

 

[Dirty-Dog]

Your log is just that; YOUR log. You know how many times I've been asked to produce mine? Zero.
Keep your log in whatever manner makes you the happiest. Personally, I DL my computer, add some notes, and link a few pictures.

 

[TMHeimer]

Agree with all. Never had anyone ever look at my book-charter, courses, etc. I do Xerox each page and keep the copies in a separate place (lead firebox) in case the book is lost. If using a computer log, a hard copy would make sense.

 

[drbill]

I post my logged dives on my web site, in part so when I travel internationally dive operators can view it on-line (and, yes, they've asked to se it). With thousands of dives, carrying a logbook when I travel might put me over the baggage weight limit. Tee hee. Use whatever you want to log your dives.

 

[DivemasterDennis]

You can make up your own log pages, paper or electronic. The key is to record the data from the dive and the interesting aspects of it, and equipment used, and air consumption, and site conditions, and names and contact information for people you met and stuff like that. Simple.
DivemasterDennis

 

[GearheadExplorer85]

Thanks for the responses everyone! I loved the cocktail napkin idea haha

 

[agilis]

Don't be afraid to integrate poetry and free verse into your dive narrative. Scuba diving can put you into some of the most beautiful places on the planet. Even very ordinary routine dives can be a feast for the senses. Don't get sucked into the mechanistic technical approach. Recreational diving is essentially a sensual experience. I don't habitually log dives, but when I do write about a dive a poem is frequently part of my narrative.

 

[Alowan]

I use coctail napkins, my DC and mac dive.. Mainly the coctail napkins (or whatever I have avaible is for remembering air consumption etc).

my log is fully digital, but since some dive operators have complained about that I do have a paper log with my first 50 dives.

I really don't get why they complain about missing signatures etc. You could just as easily fake those as your dive profile etc. but I have almost been denied a dive due to missing signatures in my log (if you have he certification why do you need signatures).