| 1. you have a countersigned record of dives for later | | | | stamps) are only available from the dive resort after |
| training | | | | a dive. How many do you have? |
| Whether you are interested in technical diving or | | | | 6. a great excuse to get that cute diving guide to |
| going pro some time in the future, you will need a | | | | share his/her email |
| dive log showing you have enough experience to | | | | No diver is going to refuse to sign your dive log and |
| move to the next level. Some resorts even insist on | | | | while you are standing there its easy to suggest you |
| seeing dive logs before they will take you to some | | | | stay in contact. Need we say more? |
| more advanced dive sites. In these days of increasing | | | | 7. your manta ray sighting is recorded for all time |
| litigation it is good for them and for you to know | | | | You might want to frame it and put it on the wall (or |
| that your fellow divers are experienced enough for | | | | record it on an online dive log for all to see) but you |
| the dive. | | | | definitely want to record it for posterity! |
| 2. you can track how much you breathe and see it | | | | 8. helps you learn fish identification |
| improve | | | | Your dive log is the perfect place to keep notes and |
| We all want to spend as much time underwater as | | | | sketches of fish you could not identify underwater. It |
| we can. Usually are limits are set by how fast we | | | | already contains information about the dive site and |
| breathe our air. It is really nice to see how much we | | | | depth you were at, both of which help narrow down |
| relax over time and our breathing slows to give us | | | | potential species. You never know when you will |
| more time underwater. | | | | bump into a marine biologist and you can whip out |
| 3. its a journal of your diving adventures you can | | | | your dive log and impress them with your drawing! |
| show and tell | | | | 9. easy comparison of dive sites year on year |
| You come back from your vacation buzzing with | | | | Do you have a favourite vacation destination? If you |
| great stories of your dives. Pull out your dive log with | | | | go back to the same dive sites often, just a few |
| your photos and you can answer all the 'how deep | | | | notes in your dive log will help you track changes in |
| how long/how warm' questions. When you get your | | | | fish life and environmental changes. |
| buddy to sign your log book you can put names to | | | | 10. its got all the stats of your favourite sport |
| faces on your group photos as well! | | | | How many? how deep? what countries? how often? |
| 4. the quickest way to check the weights you need | | | | Its all there with a dive log. With a paper log you |
| for different kit | | | | have to add things up yourself but there are many |
| If you dive throughout the year in different waters | | | | software dive logs and online dive logs that will do it |
| you will be snugged up on some and minimal on | | | | automatically for you. It's not everyone's bag, but |
| others. Why waste any time on your first day of | | | | well all love to compare and discuss so let some |
| your vacation testing for weight when you can look | | | | somewhere do it for you and you always have the |
| it up directly from last year? | | | | information at hand. |
| 5. its where you collect your shop chops | | | | Heard all the reasons for not keeping a dive log. |
| Some of them are funky, some plain. Shop chops (or | | | | |