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It is stupid and unnecessary. Open water students are taught that they can thumb a dive for any reason. If a diver were to signal this to me (assuming I would recognize it) but didn't want to end the dive, I'd thumb the dive as I don't want that kind of liability of a buddy who is impaired by some problem.
Love the picture of the diver on their knees showing this worthless signal. </sarcasm>
I stated basically this on a discussion on FB, and the Director of Training at DAN and a former training manager at NAUI agreed with me.
As divers and dive instructors, we constantly remind ourselves and our students to always dive within what our training and experience allows. But truly knowing and diving your limits extends well beyond simply not exceeding the limitations of your training.
Sometimes it means saying “nope” to diving with someone you don’t trust or know well.
Sometimes it means calling a dive before reaching your planned gas or time limits.
Sometimes it means waking up in the morning and saying, “I do not feel like making that dive today.”
Respecting your limits means not just knowing when to say no or thumb a dive, but also feeling comfortable doing so if you need to. Remember and live by the golden rule:any diver can call any dive at any time for any reason no questions asked. If you don’t feel comfortable acting on this rule and calling a dive, don’t go diving.
I'll look at their materials tonight, as well as SSI's.
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