plan your dive, or not?

[Cave Diver]

I guess that caves don't move around much...

You'd be surprised! :shocked2:

 

[Cave Diver]

You only have yourself to blame

Maybe I could just ban Jax?

 

[Jax]

Oh boy. Here we go...

No, that's not what it means. I've done many dives where current can be a factor. Part of dive planning is researching the locations and knowing that's a possibility. You can make a general dive plan and then make adjustments on site to take conditions into consideration.

Now, I was serious. I really haven't connected the dots where "some people discuss these detailed plans" to my training where "the sites are chosen in a catch-as-catch-can manner". Our plans are much, much more fluid, it seems, compared to those of you with experience.

 

[Jax]

Maybe I could just ban Jax?

I didn't DO anything. yet.

 

[paddler3d]

Is this going to be another poll like the one wetwillie posted earlier?

 

[Jax]

Hey, I was really sad that one got deleted.

Pete hadn't finished dishing up all the dirt on all the mods.

 

[Crush]

Maybe I could just ban Jax?

An example of an Appeal to Fear:

"You know, Professor Smith, I really need to get an A in this class. I'd like to stop by during your office hours later to discuss my grade. I'll be in your building anyways, visiting my father. He's your dean, by the way. I'll see you later."

 

[drydiver]

Then, does that mean you don't dive in locations affected by surge and current?
For example, the sites in Hawaii were 'sort of' planned, but would change depending on the DM's take of he area once he went down to hook up on the mooring line.
:lol:

planning a dive has more to do with your communication with your buddy 30+ minutes before a dive and the next 10 minutes after the local briefing, especially if an insta-buddy situation, IMHO

Donna

 

[Jax]

An example of an Appeal to Fear:

"You know, Professor Smith, I really need to get an A in this class. I'd like to stop by during your office hours later to discuss my grade. I'll be in your building anyways, visiting my father. He's your dean, by the way. I'll see you later."

Yay! Someone that can spot a logic fallacy!!! :kiss2:

 

[Jax]

planning a dive has more to do with your communication with your buddy 30+ minutes before a dive and the next 10 minutes after the local briefing, especially if an insta-buddy situation, IMHO

Donna

Thanks, Donna.

That is pretty much how my hubby and I dive all the time. The few things that don't change are turn-around gas levels and max bottom. Otherwise, dives are pretty loosy-goosey depending on the situation.