tech log book

[BigBoB]

Wondering what you use or if you log your tech dives??? This is what I have compacted (from much research) into a log. Any suggestions for improvement?

 

[Doc Intrepid]

Dive logs are a pretty individual thing. Photogs log camera settings. Fish Sighters log fish they saw. If your Satterwhite format works for you, fine.

I log all my dives, but I don't get that OCD about profiles or equipment. First, I use standardized gasses, so there is no need to ID deco gasses - its always the same two. Backgas can be derived from the depth for the same reason, although if I biff the mix I record that particular variant (e.g. "18/42 instead of 18/45").

I use a standardized configuration that doesn't change from dive to dive, so unless I change some item of gear I don't note my standard configuration.

I use V-planner to generate my schedules, but instead of logging it I'll just 3-hole punch the output and stick it in a binder. Besides, its also always the same: e.g. a planned dive to 180' for 30 minutes always using 18/45 will always generate the same deco profile if I use the same default values. Ergo, I generally wind up with a 180' profile, a 200' profile, a 220' profile (with appropriate bail-out profiles), etc. - since gasses don't change and I don't screw with the defaults: the profiles are always the same. They are all in my wetnotes, so I don't feel the need to log them.

I only document in the log anything that occurred out of the ordinary, lessons learned, buddy stuff, or other factors that changed - the stuff that doesn't change from dive to dive doesn't go in the log.

FWIW. YMMV.

 

[cornfed]

I log all my dives, but I don't get that OCD about profiles or equipment. First, I use standardized gasses, so there is no need to ID deco gasses - its always the same two. Backgas can be derived from the depth for the same reason, although if I biff the mix I record that particular variant (e.g. "18/42 instead of 18/45").

Do you keep track of your travel gas du jour?

 

[nova]

Do you keep track of your travel gas du jour?

you don't need travel gas when using 18 % oxygen, this mix can be breathed at the surface :11:

 

[mako021]

Dive logs are a pretty individual thing. Photogs log camera settings. Fish Sighters log fish they saw. If your Satterwhite format works for you, fine.

I log all my dives, but I don't get that OCD about profiles or equipment. First, I use standardized gasses, so there is no need to ID deco gasses - its always the same two. Backgas can be derived from the depth for the same reason, although if I biff the mix I record that particular variant (e.g. "18/42 instead of 18/45").

I only document in the log anything that occurred out of the ordinary, lessons learned, buddy stuff, or other factors that changed - the stuff that doesn't change from dive to dive doesn't go in the log.

FWIW. YMMV.

You should be logging all of your dives because you most likely have out of the ordinary things occur every dive.

 

[Doc Intrepid]

You should be logging all of your dives because you most likely have out of the ordinary things occur every dive.

Niiiiice.

 

[Doc Intrepid]

Do you keep track of your travel gas du jour?

Didn't you recently set off this long whine-fest regarding why people frequently pee on you and send you nasty PMs?

 

[cornfed]

Didn't you recently set off this long whine-fest regarding why people frequently pee on you and send you nasty PMs?

Be nice to me... I still have your tanks.

 

[Doc Intrepid]

er, um, you're right!

ok..."all that bodacious sniveling that was going on was entirely justified. Cornfed is a sweet and lovable guy at all times!"

Just don't lose my V-weight! :doctor: