To log or not to log is a personal choice. At the very least, write down ( someplace with your gear) how much weight you need with what suit/ water temp./ tank/ etc... Nothing makes you look more like a novice than coming on board and when asked how much lead you need all we get is the deer in the headlights look. Not knowing how to put your gear together is also high on that list.
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I log my dives. I have a reason that I did not see posted.
I often enter a dive shop or board a dive boat of which I am a total stranger. I keep my certification cards inside my log book so that it has to be opened for me to remove them. If I were signing a stranger onto my dive boat, I would like to see this, whether I have time to peruse the dive log or not. It adds a degree of credibility to who you are. After all, we are our history.
I often enter a dive shop or board a dive boat of which I am a total stranger. I keep my certification cards inside my log book so that it has to be opened for me to remove them. If I were signing a stranger onto my dive boat, I would like to see this, whether I have time to peruse the dive log or not. It adds a degree of credibility to who you are. After all, we are our history.
Chris12day
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Like NetDoc and Pearldiver07, I download all of my dives from my Oceanic computer. I download the dives at night after a day of diving. I compare my dives versus what actually happened on the dive! I believe that I have learned a lot about my abilities and where I need improvements!
Once I have returned home from my dive trip, I print out my dives and any photographs worth keeping (usually only a few of the 100 pictures taken on each set of dives). I bind the dive printouts and pictures into a book for future reference and memories.
I have never had anyone sign a log book or have been asked to sign one.
Once I have returned home from my dive trip, I print out my dives and any photographs worth keeping (usually only a few of the 100 pictures taken on each set of dives). I bind the dive printouts and pictures into a book for future reference and memories.
I have never had anyone sign a log book or have been asked to sign one.
diverrex
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Actually what they really want to see at the recompression chamber is your dive computer.
Tru dat!
I log every dive. 248 and counting. Why? Mainly, just because I like to. Also, I find a history of past dives to be helpful at times for answering questions like:
- What were the temps?
- What exposure protection did I wear?
- What was my weighting?
- How many dives do I have on a specific piece of equipment?
- How many hours have I logged on my dive computer (helpful to know if it's getting close to needing a new battery)?
- What were the temps?
- What exposure protection did I wear?
- What was my weighting?
- How many dives do I have on a specific piece of equipment?
- How many hours have I logged on my dive computer (helpful to know if it's getting close to needing a new battery)?
HenrikBP
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In addition to being a log/list of nice dives, my logbook is also a tool for me to keep track of and revisit my gear set-up. It makes it much easier switching between different configurations: drysuit to 3 mil wetsuit, single AL80 to single HP100, single to doubles etc.
Keeping track of weighting and distribution of weight in combination with how it felt diving particular set-up has helped me a lot in fine-tuning weighting and trim.
Henrik
Avonthediver
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For me it's like looking back and seeing how much has changed in myself as a diver.
I also track how many dives a year as well as what type of diving I do.
For me its one of the most important tools I have and use. If I forget all I have to do is look back and OH their it is!
My only problem is, is what to do with my many filled logbooks?!
I also track how many dives a year as well as what type of diving I do.
For me its one of the most important tools I have and use. If I forget all I have to do is look back and OH their it is!
My only problem is, is what to do with my many filled logbooks?!
There are several things I tend to look at in old log entries that can be helpful to me.
Because I dive in a lot of different locations and with differing amounts of thermal protection, before going on a trip I can look back at past dives at similar temperatures and conditions to see whether I was warm enough with what I wore and what kind of weighting I used then.
When I am on a vacation trip, I always note the operator I used and what I thought of their work. That way I have a guide for whom I would use if I were to return, or I can recommend or not recommend an operator to others with accuracy.
I have a pretty good idea of the rate at which I breathe through my gas in different situations with the data I have. This helps me to plan my dives.
Because I dive in a lot of different locations and with differing amounts of thermal protection, before going on a trip I can look back at past dives at similar temperatures and conditions to see whether I was warm enough with what I wore and what kind of weighting I used then.
When I am on a vacation trip, I always note the operator I used and what I thought of their work. That way I have a guide for whom I would use if I were to return, or I can recommend or not recommend an operator to others with accuracy.
I have a pretty good idea of the rate at which I breathe through my gas in different situations with the data I have. This helps me to plan my dives.
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