Dive log book
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Safety
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and personal records. Information in a log may contains such things as date, time and location, the profile of the dive, equipment used, air usage, above and below water conditions, such as temperature, current, wind and waves, general comments, verification of buddy
Buddy system
The buddy system is a procedure in which two people, the "buddies", operate together as a single unit so that they are able to monitor and help each other.-Advantages:...
and instructor.
Elements
Typical sections in a log book would be the following:- Header - Contains basic information about the date, time and location of the dive.
- Profile - Records sufficient detail to show the profile of the dive.
- Equipment - Shows what the diver was wearing and what dive gear was used during the dive.
- Conditions - Allows the diver to record what the environmentEcosystemAn ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
was like (both above and below water). - Comments - Used for any general information not covered in other sections.
- Verification - used to record the signature and certification details of the buddyBuddy systemThe buddy system is a procedure in which two people, the "buddies", operate together as a single unit so that they are able to monitor and help each other.-Advantages:...
/ instructor that was with the diver during the dive.
Dive log software
Usually diving computer manufactures have their own software to view and analyze diving logs, but there are also open sourceOpen source
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versions.
Subsurface is open source dive log software made by Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds
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.