What does it matter? Does it not count as practice if you don't log it?
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The OP presents a scenario where I would log the dives and have a buddy who I am diving with confirm them. However, I disagree with the post that said "log anything you want to." A dive log should be an accurate history of open water dives. Each dive logged should state the date, time in, time out, location, equipment worn, water temp and air temp. You can add a lot mopre if you like. I log dives that are a minimum of 15 minutes ion length and to a depth of 5 meters or more, because that is my habit. I have dove to depths of less than 10 feet to locate lost equipment, and I do not log those dives, but I could. The important thing is that the dive log be accurate and actual.
DivemasterDennis
Bella --please read this. IT DOESN'T MATTER.Well Ex cuuuuse me!
Since I have read every response....here is my conclusion. I am going to continue to log these training dives in 10 ft of water. But since I don't need to pad my dive book ( I wouldn't any ways) I am just going to mark them different and just not add them to the count. That way there when they look at my log to see if I've done the correct number and varying types of dives they don't potentially think I'm crazy for logging 10 ft dives, but I still get to chart my progress. Even if PADI doesn't care that they were to 10 ft, people might not look favorably upon this.Luckily for me, it seems as though once I finish the schooling portion of all this, logging dives will be for funzies only.
The OP presents a scenario where I would log the dives and have a buddy who I am diving with confirm them. However, I disagree with the post that said "log anything you want to." A dive log should be an accurate history of open water dives. Each dive logged should state the date, time in, time out, location, equipment worn, water temp and air temp. You can add a lot mopre if you like. I log dives that are a minimum of 15 minutes ion length and to a depth of 5 meters or more, because that is my habit. I have dove to depths of less than 10 feet to locate lost equipment, and I do not log those dives, but I could. The important thing is that the dive log be accurate and actual.
DivemasterDennis
Rather than logging the number of dives I think it more useful the number of hours total time on compressed gas, oh, and actually dubmerged in H2O.
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Rather than logging the number of dives I think it more useful the number of hours total time on compressed gas, oh, and actually dubmerged in H2O.
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I know you say that a lot - and I am not against that thought.
But a few folks have brought up and I am paraphrasing "1 dive 500 times or 500 different dives" - to me that also makes a difference in your experience and confidence level. Each time you dive a different location or conditions that you have not met before there is a level of anxiety (not necessarily nervousness) that until you get through the dive you are or should be considering scenarios that you need to be aware of and prepared to deal with - like current, dirty water, night time, navigation, depth, shore, boat, cavern, cave, deco, scooter, cold water,...
So if we could add a what makes this dive different that would also help to track and improve experience - IMO. Are you diving 75 out of 100 dives in the same or similar spot and conditions?