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> Yes, I know it is. To me, really bad visibility is when I can't see my=
 own
> fins. So don't bite my head off after the dive for sticking too close =
to
> buddies, out of habit, when I dive in very clear coral sea with nearly=

> infinite visibility after over 200 dives in low-visibility British wat=
er. In
> bad visibility, some British divers often hold hands while diving to m=
ake sure
> that they don't lose each other while looking away for a few seconds.

There is a simple good and working solution for this problem ! We are
using this method often here in Finland where the vizibility is usually =
limited.
Simple connect the buddies with the line. You can use different line len=
gth
for different kind of sites and dives, but don't make it very long. I ha=
ve lines
of 1.5 m, 3 m, and 6 m. Put a small float in the middle of the long line=
 and
use the short line when the viz. is very bad.

Usually people first say that this is not good and
limits my freedom in water. Just try and see how good it is ! You will b=
e
much more relaxed to your own diving not needing to peek the position of=

your buddy all the time. And, you will fiond your buddy in zero vizibili=
ty,
when your lamp brokes, when you miss your mask, can use line signals
in zero viz.,...

Terho

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