freewillie
Contributor
Not wanting to hijack another thread regarding DM led dives and buddies, I have a somewhat similar question.
My wife has tried scuba diving but unfortunately it's not for her. She is not a good swimmer and does not feel comfortable in the water. My friends that scuba only like to dive on vacation in tropical places, and have no interest in diving locally.
Consequently, I don't have a set buddy to dive with and am always getting paired up wtih an insta buddy. I've joined a local dive club but pairing up for buddy system is left up the the individual and often falls under the practice of group dives. My experience with buddy checks has been from non existent to text book. As I've had a few more dives with them I'm getting to know a few of them and are more comfortable, but I never know if they will be there on the mornings I show up.
How do you assess your new buddy who is for all practical purposes a complete stranger?
How do you start the discussion about buddy checks, and what do you do then to review about things like hand signals, lost buddy protocol, and turn around time/PSI levels?
Any insight would be appreciated.
safe diving to all.
My wife has tried scuba diving but unfortunately it's not for her. She is not a good swimmer and does not feel comfortable in the water. My friends that scuba only like to dive on vacation in tropical places, and have no interest in diving locally.
Consequently, I don't have a set buddy to dive with and am always getting paired up wtih an insta buddy. I've joined a local dive club but pairing up for buddy system is left up the the individual and often falls under the practice of group dives. My experience with buddy checks has been from non existent to text book. As I've had a few more dives with them I'm getting to know a few of them and are more comfortable, but I never know if they will be there on the mornings I show up.
How do you assess your new buddy who is for all practical purposes a complete stranger?
How do you start the discussion about buddy checks, and what do you do then to review about things like hand signals, lost buddy protocol, and turn around time/PSI levels?
Any insight would be appreciated.
safe diving to all.