BluEye Diver
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We've heard all the variants, and dutifully learned the official ones, but here is my new preferred mnemonic for working through the PADI buddy check:
Buddies With Reserve Air Finish
A good mnemonic is not only easy to remember, but it will semantically hook onto the target elements. No doubt because I was already a psychologist and university teacher, when I became a student of diving I remember feeling baffled that the PADI standard manages to include zero hooks! As a memory aid, it's a surprisingly poor one. I see the effect of this all the time in new divers who proudly remember "Begin With Review And Friend" but then stumble through the mental re-mapping process in the moments before an actual dive.
Over time, I've been able to craft one which provides two direct hooks (Air and Finish); though it has been hinted that "Buddy" is a more likely retrieval cue for your partner's BCD than is "Begin," so there are possibly three solid hooks here. My pursuit of the perfect 5-hook mnemonic continues... :cool2:
Buddies With Reserve Air Finish
A good mnemonic is not only easy to remember, but it will semantically hook onto the target elements. No doubt because I was already a psychologist and university teacher, when I became a student of diving I remember feeling baffled that the PADI standard manages to include zero hooks! As a memory aid, it's a surprisingly poor one. I see the effect of this all the time in new divers who proudly remember "Begin With Review And Friend" but then stumble through the mental re-mapping process in the moments before an actual dive.
Over time, I've been able to craft one which provides two direct hooks (Air and Finish); though it has been hinted that "Buddy" is a more likely retrieval cue for your partner's BCD than is "Begin," so there are possibly three solid hooks here. My pursuit of the perfect 5-hook mnemonic continues... :cool2: