sschlesi
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I chose sometimes. If you are a new buddy, and I liked diving with you and I have my log book handy, I will ask you to sign my log. I don't go out of my way to get it signed though.
Poll Time!! When you go diving, do you make a point to get your log signed/stamped?
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sabbath999
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I get mine signed by the instructor with his/her instructor number on it for my training dives, and only those dives... the rest I don't care about.
Dtaine
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The last dives I got signed were for my Deep Specialty, other than instructors I've never seen anyone sign a log book. I just record my information myself, if I want to dive with somebody again chances are I've put their number in my phone rather than written it in my logbook.
Sas
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I got my first few after OW signed but not for a long long time as I no longer keep a paper log. I have an online one at diverecord so buddies can't sign it anyway. My log is for my own use and if I really need to show dives for verification purposes I can show my computer, which records 100 dives.
I have a few people I've dived with who've asked me to sign their logs. One time I really didn't want to sign the log as the guy had split up the dive into three or four 20 min dives (I recorded it as one) to go towards the dives he needs for DiveCon. I thought doing it that way was 'cheating' but meh, he could easily forge a signature anyway so I just signed them.
I have a few people I've dived with who've asked me to sign their logs. One time I really didn't want to sign the log as the guy had split up the dive into three or four 20 min dives (I recorded it as one) to go towards the dives he needs for DiveCon. I thought doing it that way was 'cheating' but meh, he could easily forge a signature anyway so I just signed them.
NudeDiver
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I use my dive knife to get a blood sample from my buddy and dab a bit next to the "signature" block, next to a 2" head shot photo. If Homeland Security ever contacts me about my dive buddies, I will be able to supply the necessary information.
thunsaker
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I only get it signed by an instructor when I am doing a Certification or Specialty. (ie. OW,Drysuit). Other than that, I don't ever have anyone sign it.
I don't keep a log book so pretty hard to get it signed. Every month or so i download my computer so ive got some sort of record of what i did but nothing more than that.
Signing logs are pointless anyway - its proves nothing to anyone.
Signing logs are pointless anyway - its proves nothing to anyone.
Signed and stamped whenever possible. 
(Not that it really matters most of the time)
(Not that it really matters most of the time)
funkcanna
Contributor
On the subject, how DO agencies verify dive numbers should someone want to go for a certification requiring x number of dives?
I started diving 8 years ago and after 30 dives I stopped logging them. I must have done another 30 easily unlogged. I then quit for a while when I took up skydiving and am now back diving again and I feel now I am more mature etc in my life I would like to become a DM and then progress to Instructor in a few years. Ive already got enough newly logged dives anyway to go for DM, but its always made me wonder about this.
I started diving 8 years ago and after 30 dives I stopped logging them. I must have done another 30 easily unlogged. I then quit for a while when I took up skydiving and am now back diving again and I feel now I am more mature etc in my life I would like to become a DM and then progress to Instructor in a few years. Ive already got enough newly logged dives anyway to go for DM, but its always made me wonder about this.
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