Thumbing a dive without a thumb?

[dirdiversrule]

I am about to go diving with a friend. One problem. He has no thumbs. They were sliced off in a car accident during his youth.

What is the best way to communicate with him? For example, if I want to indicate go up, I use a thumbs up signal. Since he can't return it back how will he know to go up?

 

[jbd]

Just work out a signal that works for both of you. It can be anything as long as you both understand it and agree to it.

 

[do it easy]

The middle finger pointing up would be unmistakable- as in "this dive is f'ed up!

 

[AbyssalPlains]

Since he can't return it back how will he know to go up?

That sucks. I guess you will have to leave him down at the bottom. No thumb - no ascent. That's the basic rule of thumb when considering a thumbless ascent. Here's an idea: Make a copy of a recent movie review , laminate it in plastic and use that to communicate. That way, you can signal your ascent with two thumbs up!!

 

[MBH]

I am about to go diving with a friend. One problem. He has no thumbs. They were sliced off in a car accident during his youth.

What is the best way to communicate with him? For example, if I want to indicate go up, I use a thumbs up signal. Since he can't return it back how will he know to go up?

Don't worry about it. I heard he was hitch-hiking to the dive site. He'll never get there. You wont have to dive with him.

 

[jumbo]

Don't worry about it. I heard he was hitch-hiking to the dive site. He'll never get there. You wont have to dive with him.

Thats funny i dont care who your are

 

[irishsquid]

Don't worry about it. I heard he was hitch-hiking to the dive site. He'll never get there. You wont have to dive with him.

That was funny.

 

[AbyssalPlains]

Hmmm, I wonder what the DIR rules are with regard to diving without thumbs? I mean, you can't go hoseless, that's for sure, so thumbless would be out of the question for obvious reasons. On the other hand (no pun intended) if you had a 5-foot thumb, would that comply with DIR? Of course, the most fundamental problem remains: no redundancy here. The only way around that would be a pony thumb. But then, sling or sidemount?

 

[H2Andy]

Just work out a signal that works for both of you. It can be anything as long as you both understand it and agree to it.

yeah, exactly ...

agree that for him, thumbs up will be "pinky" up or "index finger" up

or ... as someone suggested ...

Hmmm, I wonder what the DIR rules are with regard to diving without thumbs?

not required ... unlike a brain

now ... what was i saying?

:11doh:

dang it this always happens to me

 

[Paco]

He could take a picture of a thumb with him and point at it with his index finger.