Juardis
Contributor
I keep seeing the term "checkout dive" used in ways that confuse me. When I hear checkout dive, I'm thinking it's something you do when you first dive with some operation to let that operation assess your skills. Would that be an accurate definition?
Assuming it is an accurate definition, how are these checkout dives typically performed and what do they look for? Yes, diving 101, but I haven't graduated from diving 100 yet, so bear with me . Is it as simple as jumping in a pool, making sure you can get neutrally bouyant, clear your mask and your done? Or more involved like they actually take you in the boat to someplace mild, have you jump in and swim around supervised? Do you have to show you can retrieve your regulator? air-share with your buddy? take your mask off and put it back on? Or something else?
thanks
Assuming it is an accurate definition, how are these checkout dives typically performed and what do they look for? Yes, diving 101, but I haven't graduated from diving 100 yet, so bear with me . Is it as simple as jumping in a pool, making sure you can get neutrally bouyant, clear your mask and your done? Or more involved like they actually take you in the boat to someplace mild, have you jump in and swim around supervised? Do you have to show you can retrieve your regulator? air-share with your buddy? take your mask off and put it back on? Or something else?
thanks