Many people think that once their scuba training is over, there’s no reason to continue logging their dives.
That’s just not true. There are lots of great reasons to log your dives, even as an experienced diver. Here are 5 great reasons to keep logging your dives:
1. STAYING SAFE
Your scuba log book can help keep you safe when you’re off on underwater adventures. In the case of an accident, the front section has all the details responders would need, like emergency contacts, medical conditions, and insurance.
This crucial information can literally save your life– but only if you take your scuba log with you on the boat. So keep it in your bag!
2. GETTING BETTER
Keeping track of your dives helps you measure your progress – and everybody knows that what gets measured improves.
By tracking details such as the depth of your dive or your air consumption in your scuba diving log books, you can see how you’re improving over time, uncover where you could be better, and understand which environments you perform best in.
3. CAPTURING STORIES
A scuba logbook acts as a personal diving encyclopedia where you can record details that you’ll otherwise forgot.
Here at Dive Logz, we’ve heard great stories from life-long divers who use their scuba log books as a kind of diary, recording dive site details, dive challenges, and treasured memories. Your dive log is a great place to capture and store memories of your best dive, your first wreck dive, and the places you want to visit again.
In the future, reviewing your log books will help you relive your most amazing underwater moments, and compare your experiences of going back to the same dive sites over time.
4. PROVING YOU’VE DONE THE WORK
A scuba logbook documents your experiences and performances as a diver. You’ll need that if you ever want to be eligible for advanced diving courses or if you want to achieve further certification levels such as Dive Master.
Not only is this dive documentation needed to advance futher as a diver, but many dive sites around the world also require a certain number of dives as a safety precaution. By recording all of your dive adventures, your prepared for any diving situation!
“It’s proof of your experience as a diver” – deepblue.com
5. TRACKING YOUR EQUIPMENT
Another great reason to keep a diving log book is that it helps you keep track of your equipment. That can be valuable when you’re trying to remember what you might need for a particular dive.
Your scuba log book is also a great place to jot down equipment maintenance records or make notes about any equipment repairs that you may need. You can also use it to keep track of details like how much you paid for things and what the warranty is.
As you can see, your scuba log book puts all the details – from the exciting to the mundane – in one place, making it your “diving central.” We think that’s a great reason to keep logging!
Are you interested in learning more? Check out this Scubatoy online forum that dives into some answers on logbooks.
