Pearldiver07
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My experience leading dive trips and working with new and somewhat new students is that if they don't want to deal with the hassle of tables, they won't. Whether or not they have a computer on their wrist.
I hate to see it, but too many divers just think of planning a dive as "too much of a headache." I watch on dive boats and see all of the "table divers" on board who aren't doing any planning, not wearing a computer, and just assuming that the dive guide will keep them safe. These same people don't ever look at their SPG until the guide asks how they're doing.
Most of them won't be on this board. They view scuba as one of those side-activities that is done occasionally on vacation and don't give it any more thought.
Instill good basic values from the beginning. This means being aware of where you are during a dive in terms of depth and time whether you're diving gauges or computer.
I had a computer on my wrist during my OW check outs, and always have. I still logged all of my first several hundred dives using tables, and used those tables to plan my next dive. Don't blame bad habits and a lack of awareness on the dive tool. It's the diver who uses it as a crutch to make up for bad habits, or decides to use a tool to enhance his/her knowledge of the situation.
I hate to see it, but too many divers just think of planning a dive as "too much of a headache." I watch on dive boats and see all of the "table divers" on board who aren't doing any planning, not wearing a computer, and just assuming that the dive guide will keep them safe. These same people don't ever look at their SPG until the guide asks how they're doing.
Most of them won't be on this board. They view scuba as one of those side-activities that is done occasionally on vacation and don't give it any more thought.
Instill good basic values from the beginning. This means being aware of where you are during a dive in terms of depth and time whether you're diving gauges or computer.
I had a computer on my wrist during my OW check outs, and always have. I still logged all of my first several hundred dives using tables, and used those tables to plan my next dive. Don't blame bad habits and a lack of awareness on the dive tool. It's the diver who uses it as a crutch to make up for bad habits, or decides to use a tool to enhance his/her knowledge of the situation.
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