Good mnemonic for buddy checks ?

[zaberman1]

A hard checklist is definitely a good option especially for a pilot used to an extensive checklist...

However, there is a very good pneumonic adapted from the DSAT course:

B eing (BCD)
W wary (Weights)
R reduces (Releases)
A all (Air)
F failures (Final Ok)

Or

Big
Women
Run
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Food

 

[ringmod65]

The GUE procedure, which involves more than just an equipment check may be remembered with the help of the "GUE EDGE" pneumonic:

G - Goals - What's the general plan?
U - Unified Team - Who does what? What order?
E - Equipment - Top down equipment match.
E - Exposure - Depth and time of the dive? Adequate exposure protection?
D - Deco - What is the deco strategy?
G - Gas - Gas usage Strategy. All usable? Halvesies? Thirds?
E - Environment - Anything to watch out for or that might change the dive plan.

Works for me.

 

[Gombessa]

I've never found a mnemonic that works for me since there's way too much to check, but I have found that going in a specific order, each and every time, really cuts down on errors.

One of the things we always do is a "head to toe" equipment check, starting with hood/mask down to fins. Any differences in equipment are discussed en route.

So, for example, it'd be something like:

1. Hood
2. Mask - make sure there's suction, strap is not wrong.
3. Regulators - breathe primary and backup, confirm correct hose routing.
4. Wing inflation and deflation, test OPV
5. Drysuit inflation/deflation
6. Instruments and gloves (computer/timer, compass, camera etc.)
7. Lights and backup lights, strike to confirm batteries are good, hooked up
8. SPG
8. Harness buckles and straps
9. Knife
10. Weight belt, tail/v-weights
11. Pocket contents
12. gaiters/boots
13. Fins

Once in the water, we'll perform a quick bubble check on each other, flow check of tank valves and air-share donate to ensure regs are breathing correctly underwater and hoses are routed correctly. Then we go dive!

 

[BabyDuck]

i have a buddy that says 'everybody got yer swimmy things, yer see-y things, yer breathy things, and yer floaty things? let's go diving!'

 

[longhorn2020]

i have a buddy that says 'everybody got yer swimmy things, yer see-y things, yer breathy things, and yer floaty things? let's go diving!'

love it!