Logging dives.

[Scuba1]

I don,t log dives because I am lazy. When I go somewhere else to dive I just take the cert cards that I need Example : AOWD, Nitrox and deep. That way I don,t get buddyed up with beginners. As for the number of dives I just show my computer, and check out dives can be fun at times


Regards
Michael

[rooster]

I have logged all of my dives.

To be honest dive detail is often a little light, not much more than depth, time, deco stops.

Abroad I also tend to log exposure protection, weighting, tank size/ material and temperature. I find it helps when I dive somewhere new to be able to reference when I last dived in a similar temp, what I wore and whether I was cold or overweighted.

Most importantly though my logbook is full of phone numbers for dive centres, boats, instructors, directions to places and hand drawn maps of a fair few wrecks so that I can remind myself of important things if I revisit a place or want to help anyone visiting with useful information.

[onthetrain]

tend to log most of mine, especially as i like to think about the things that didnt go as well as expected. writing it down helps me to think it through.

It helps if you want to enrol on courses and with Dive centres abroad, but for me it's how you use the info that is important.

[Mark Chase]

My M8 Pete tells me he gave up logging them in the mid 80's

Thats mid 1980's

ATB

Mark Chase

[Tony F]

Originally Posted by Scuba1

I am lazy.

Shhhhsssssh.......... don't tell Moray

I'm rather anal about logging my dives, I'm still relatively new to the sport and progressing through training where I need to show details of dives logged anyway so perhaps this will change in the fullness of time.

But aside from this I'm not good at remembering place names and/or details so I find it helps me to recall this and the people I've had the pleasure of diving with, it's become a mini diary and I often look back over it. My log book includes contact details for the schools/clubs and people, I may have this information elsewhere but it's a comfort knowing I have this backup.

I can't see me wanting not to record this information but if I were logging hundreds of dives each year many of which were covering the same skills for students on training over and over then maybe, like Michael, I'd feel differently.

Having said that I do recall early on looking at one of my instructors log books, he's numbered them on the front and was on book number one hundred and yhirty something, rather intimidating when I was logging my first 4 dives

[Matty_Nl]

Log all my dives, although the amount of information varies significantly.

As a bare minimum I record depth, time and equipment used.

[Scuba1]

Originally Posted by Tony F

Shhhhsssssh.......... don't tell Moray

I can't see me wanting not to record this information but if I were logging hundreds of dives each year many of which were covering the same skills for students on training over and over then maybe, like Michael, I'd feel differently.

We just keep this one to our selves eh. As far as the training dives go, I have the student record files of all those dives and have to keep them for 7 .....yes 7 years. But there are no depth and times in them, just the skills that where done and on what dive.

Regards
Michael

[Paul Oliver]

Originally Posted by Mark Chase

My M8 Pete tells me he gave up logging them in the mid 80's

Thats mid 1980's

ATB

Mark Chase

Is that Pete i met on Alan's Ramsgate dive?

I did not log for about 5 years, but do now as i am always having to back track to sign off people.

I started again to get the right number for Advanced Diver, i kind of followed that on for the next 100 so i could do First class Diver but instructing has kind of made me keep a record because so many in the club take forever to produce their log books for sign off.

It has also been useful when doing dive briefs to be able to look up the wreck from past dives.

[gobfish1]

I have lost,s of red log books all full of dives , also have a laptop full of down loads
if that wont do , then thay can kiss may ass ,

a diver with 700 dives in 25 m
or a diver with 200 dives in 60m ,
i know which one i would dive with ,

Steve G

[gobfish1]

Originally Posted by Steve W

If a diver isn't bothered about progressing beyond an entry level qualification it isn't going to be too much of an issue,
but it IS going to be an issue if that diver wants to be taken seriously by the more adventurous element of diving.

Steve

if you want to be taken seriously dont dive with tossers that think thay can tell if you a good diver by looking at your log book ,

Diving is full of experts so watch out ,

Steve G