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There are books with pictures on it. Just start with the basics like numbers
and the words of diving , like "gas" "deco" "time" , etc, and you will be on
with it in no time. Discuss it with your dive partners to syncronize. We even
have several light signals that mean something to us, other than the usual
stuff.
Watch in our films and yo will see one real good one, which is "show me where
you are" without looking at the guy. You point your light outward in a sweeping
floor to wall flick, and then back. The response is for the next diver to focus
his beam in the path of the front diver. The third guy sees this and focuses on
the path of the second diver - no momentum is lost, and you never have to look
back. A foward flick like this would be to "go ahead" or "go around me", or
"you
take the lead".
It is nice to talk without taking any time when deep. Besides, helium
taking
would be worse than writing notes. - G
On Fri, 3 Nov 1995, cherf@ci*.co* (Scott Cherf) wrote:
>At 5:19 PM 11/3/95, <gmiiii@in*.co*> wrote:
>> As for cave diver communications, we use one-handed sign language. Any
>>device used to communicate inhibits the ability to share air, and is
>>unnecessary in the first place in cave diving, since buddies stay
>>together,
>>and know the language. It is the same language deaf people use.
>> - George Irvine
>
>Now this is a great idea. Who trained you? About how long does it
>take to pick it up? Seriously, this is the best idea I've heard in
>awhile.
>
>Scott.
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