The Signs

How many signs can you do without cheating?

  • 0-10?

    Votes: 6 15.0%
  • 10-15?

    Votes: 9 22.5%
  • 15-20?

    Votes: 9 22.5%
  • 20 or more?

    Votes: 16 40.0%

  • Total voters
    40
  • Poll closed .

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debajo agua

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Without looking at any reference material, how many scuba signs/signals can you do right now?
 
Do numbers count as 1 each? What about the 3 oks? Do we include custom signals as well?
What about inside joke signals?

:fruit:
 
Without considering the specific signals for animals, I got to 35.
 
35!? Please share. I've been trying to get my Lds to put on a class for signs. Especially for marine life and those that are outside the dozen or so that they teach during OW. I got to 18 off the top of my head not counting marine life.
 
Kinda difficult to count, ive made up allot of signals on the fly for weird situation and generally have managed to be understood :)
 
35!? Please share. I've been trying to get my Lds to put on a class for signs. Especially for marine life and those that are outside the dozen or so that they teach during OW. I got to 18 off the top of my head not counting marine life.

Getting to around 35 is very easy. Here's a couple (62) and I can add a lot more.

Ok
Stay there
Come here
going down/up
Which way
Go that way
go around
go over
go under
level off
watch me
look there
come to my level
stay on wall
strong current
i am cold
problem with ear/arm/legs and and and
danger
stay with buddy
where is your buddy?
low air
OOA
boat
buddy breath
your pressure
whats your deco
line
tie line here
make wrap here
cut line
mark line here
turn around
question
shortest way to surface
slow down
swap places
swim closer
speed up
gap line
knife
reel
light
camera
cylinders
tunnel
restriction
bottom
room
bubbles
silt
current
strong current
ceiling
deep stop
swim that way
big
small
stuck (my favorite)
entangled
bent (not my favorite)
 
Where is the boat?
Go look for the boat.
Stay here, I'm going to look for the boat.
What's the boat doing HERE?
I know I left the boat right HERE.
We missed the boat, please come get us in the dingy.
We missed the boat, we're surface swimming.
We missed the boat, we are gophering. (there isn't really a sign for this one)
 
I posted 0-10 but looking at the lists people are considering I think I posted too low a number. I also don't know if the signs I use are "universal" though I'm sure some are at least close.
 
Getting to around 35 is very easy. Here's a couple (62) and I can add a lot more.

Ok
Stay there
SNIPPED
bent (not my favorite)

A few others...
Switch gas
Add or Subtract (N-minutes) to ascent schedule
Air Break
Do again / Do over
By the Book, well done
Remove Mask
Blacked-out Mask (switch to)
Deploy DSMB
Which way to Exit?
Broken (line, regulator, bottom-timer etc.)
Simulate OxTox
 
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