Log book

ChadK · Apr 17, 2011

I know this is a broad question but I posted it here because I want people from NorCal to answer. I am a new diver and, of course, log my few dives. Why do I feel like a dork when I log my dive? It seems like many people don't and its only the "Newbs" that do this. Have you all noticed this? Do you log your dives? I guess after 1000s it doesn't matter anymore. Am I just making this up? What do you guys think?

Chad

andrewy · Apr 17, 2011

I always log makes it easy to remember any configuration i dove

kyjellyfish · Apr 17, 2011

I think it's pretty normal to feel this way about log books when you first start out. It seems like a tally because you're just started but I would take it a step further and jot down notes about the dive: weighting, gear setup, skills/things to work on, etc.

mikemill · Apr 17, 2011

What's a log book?

I don't do paper based logs but I do have a data recorder and type up some notes in the program.

But really with logs it is totally up to you. I don't know any diver who looks down on another diver for logging.

Chuck Tribolet · Apr 17, 2011

I've got over 2100 dives, and they are all logged. It let's me
figure out where a given picture was taken.

lv2dive · Apr 17, 2011

I'll answer from the other side... I did NOT log dives 20-150 or so, and wish I had. Several of them were logged on my (wrist) computer but I never could get the interface to work, so I never downloaded them. Unfortunately on a trip to offshore wrecks in NC last year, I accidentally dropped my computer off the boat while it was at full throttle. There's a lot of details relevant to me that are now forever lost to the ocean floor.

Keep logging! (or make sure to download, at least!)

g1138 · Apr 18, 2011

74 dives and still logging. It helps with the fact that I'm required to in order to keep one of my certifications. Plus I like logging dives, it's like a diving journal to me.
It's also really nice when a basic student asks to see my log book and I can just hand it to them.

There's a lot of computers out there that allow you to download your dives on your computer, so in a sense those divers have an electronic log book.

If you plan on taking more classes I suggest you log your dives. After that it's up to you.

Charlie99 · Apr 18, 2011

ChadK:
Why do I feel like a dork when I log my dive? It seems like many people don't and its only the "Newbs" that do this.

I logged my first 500 dives, but you probably would not have noticed me doing any logging on the dive boat. I typically just scrawled some rough notes on a piece of paper .... air pressures, DM & Capt names, site names. The same scrap of paper often also had the email addresses of people that asked me for photos.

Then later on I would enter into a logbook time and depth info from the computer, and put in notes about conditions, what I saw, anything unusual, etc.

ChadK · Apr 18, 2011

Hmm, okay, so it would seem that my sentiment is not exactly like I thought then. Do you have someone else sign off on them? My log book from PADI has the signature lines for buddies/instructors to sign off on.

I have heard that it is good to log because some trips wants you to prove you have a certain number of dives as well as if you want to be an instructor/divemaster etc. I fully intend on continuing my dive eductation and possibly be an instructor at some point so I am going to keep on logging for that reason

fisheater · Apr 18, 2011

If you've dove with me in NorCal (or anywhere else) you likely didn't SEE me logging my dives.

I do, though. My computer keeps the data and, at the end of dive weekend (or week), I download the dive computer and fill out the log.

For me, it's a good way to digest and reflect my recent experiences.

Keep logging and DO NOT THINK THAT LOGGING IN ONLY FOR "NEWBS."

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