Remember when we had to hand signal everything on a dive?

I mean, maybe 10 years back on a bridge job in Tampa, we were all using the old hand signals for basic stuff like 'okay' or 'up'. Now my crew uses those little waterproof tablets with text chat. The change came after a mix-up on a salvage job where a signal got missed in bad viz. It just feels different, you know? Does anyone else still teach the old signals to new divers, or is it all tech now?

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piperb931mo ago

Used to think the old signals were just extra work. That story about the missed signal in bad viz changed my mind. Tech fails, but your hands don't.

lisa7492mo ago

Heard about a buddy who got lost when his tablet died, right?

patw852mo ago

That's rough. Happened to me once and it was a total nightmare.