JasonH20
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As you might already know from my other posts, I will be joing the scuba ranks shortly. I don't know anyone who actively dives so unless I just want to be a dive shop groupie, I'll have to meet some new divers to be my buddy. I'm excited to meet some new people, and a couple of fellow ScubaBoard members have already offered to take me out over in the Orca Bait forum.
My question is what do you do to "check out" a new buddy? In class, we kind of glossed over that you should review hand signals, OOA plan, lost buddy plan, dive plan, operation of buddy's equipment, anything else? How detailed do you get with a first time buddy? Do you actually practice a OOA drill on your first dive to make sure your both on the same page? Any other specific things you talk about or practice before starting the dive?
I imagine after time you grow to trust your new buddy. It's just going to be a bit scary the first few times I go out as a newbie with someone I don't really know.
Anybody have any good stories about when you were a newbie and got buddy'd up with a loser?
Cheers!
Jason
My question is what do you do to "check out" a new buddy? In class, we kind of glossed over that you should review hand signals, OOA plan, lost buddy plan, dive plan, operation of buddy's equipment, anything else? How detailed do you get with a first time buddy? Do you actually practice a OOA drill on your first dive to make sure your both on the same page? Any other specific things you talk about or practice before starting the dive?
I imagine after time you grow to trust your new buddy. It's just going to be a bit scary the first few times I go out as a newbie with someone I don't really know.
Anybody have any good stories about when you were a newbie and got buddy'd up with a loser?

Cheers!
Jason