to log or not to log....

[Notso_Ken]

....those of you who have furthered their diving education, did they look at your book?

Yes, in fact I had to make copies of it all for Divemaster.

Needed at least 50 of them signed and verifiable.

Also, have had the log looked at by charter operators to ensure experience level before certain dives.


Ken

 

[Notso_Ken]

Actually what they really want to see at the recompression chamber is your dive computer.

If you have one . . . AND they know how to review the log contained in it. Neither of those is always the case.

 

[Sas]

I log my dives and I do so in a lot of detail. I love going back and reading over some dives. There is a lot of information in there I would have forgotten otherwise. I thought I might get sick of it but 302 dives and still going strong But to each their own really - one friend gave up logging at dive 3 of his OW. Some people just don't like logging. Recently I had to do a course where there were dive requirements and a few people took ages to fill out their forms (you had to list each dive towards each dive requirement) because they didn't have logs. So it can help if you think you will need it for further training.

 

[ssidiv3r]

I log to keep a personal record/history of where I have been, the conditions and the gear I used. As a Dive Con, I am also required by my dive shop and SSI to keep a log.

 

[Tanked]

wow, after reading all the other responses i feel like the odd man out. I'm the only one who responded that doesn't keep a dive log.

 

[The Chairman]

wow, after reading all the other responses i feel like the odd man out. I'm the only one who responded that doesn't keep a dive log.

And that's your choice. Nothing wrong with that!

 

[crowleyW]

I stopped logging my dives when i received minimal amount to get to divemaster training.

 

[DCBC]

how many of you log every dive? why do it?

The diving log provides a journal of your diving activities. You can reflect on the dives you've done, who you were with and what you saw. It's great to look back as the years pass and revisit the locations of yesteryear.

It shows a training footprint as well as acts as a valuable reference should hyperbaric treatment be required. It also tracks your gas consumption at various depths, currents and conditions.

I find it advantageous in dive planning, as I can assess the conditions and relate to other dives I've done and look at the consumption of those dives. I have a good point-of-reference to move forward.

It serves as an acceptable and often required record for future training. Commercially it has helped me with employment and is now required by regulation in an offshore setting.

 

[IXΘYΣ]

My logbook is my "diving scrapbook." At the least I note date, depth, dive time & water temperature, but usually find something memorable to write for review a year or more hence. I also throw in the occasional wine label, snapshot, stamp... there's even a pressed flower somewhere in there.
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[Dr Neil]

I'm such a geek... I enjoy charting a depth and duration profile with a regression analysis. Besides that I can also refer back to my log for a variety of information.

As a dive professional, I log who I had in class and some brief notes about the activities. This separate log includes pool sessions.