Yup yup .. this is it. Just another amazing video from you. Very thorough. The number hand signal you preferred is normally for Tec dive. This is also my preferred method as well as it is clearer than the basic hand signal numberings. If only we are encouraged to learn sign language for diving. To the mutes, we are the people with the disability underwater. Can you imagine how chatty mutes are underwater? 😀
We don't advocate sign language because it isn't universal. Even within the English speaking world with exception of Canada, each nation has their own sign language.
These are great to have in one’s vocabulary, but I find that there are very few which are universally accepted. An experienced buddy team can use advanced symbols, but I bet good money if you used half of these without pre-briefing, many would useless :(. So let’s work to raise everyone’s vocab, but expect an uphill battle!
#ASKMARK you mentioned rope signals. As I am helping topside also, rope signals have been mentioned to me. Do you have a video or link for rope signals please. Thank you
I haven't made a video on rope signals yet. They take a while to learn and use but it's a clever way to communicate without electronics. You use a series of bells and pulls (a bell is a quick tug of the rope and a pull is a long and slow pull) to convey messages. How many pulls or bells defines the message and you can organise an efficient search pattern only using a rope.
It’s always fun watching your videos Mark, Thank you! I have a habit to doublecheck the signs before we go boat diving , so everyone using the same sign and understand each other.
Please stop using a standard bowline knot. Try this... Tie your bowline, cyclically load the loop apart (pull loop apart, relax, pull again, repeat) across the knot, it will come undone. Instead add the twist and follow back, that's a "bowline with Yosemite finish". That is safe to cross load and cyclically load and doesn't come apart, same knot you already use but the extra tuck at end
#askmark Can you do a video on light signals please? I have found conflicting info elsewhere - some say moving your dive light rapidly horizontally means out of air and rapidly vertically is used to get attention - others say the signals are the other way around. Which would you say is correct? As I've described seems to make more sense (and was how I was trained) as the horizontal movement 'imitates' the horizontal throat slashing movement of the regular out of air hand signal.
More signals please 🤷🏻♂️😎
Yup yup .. this is it. Just another amazing video from you. Very thorough. The number hand signal you preferred is normally for Tec dive. This is also my preferred method as well as it is clearer than the basic hand signal numberings. If only we are encouraged to learn sign language for diving. To the mutes, we are the people with the disability underwater. Can you imagine how chatty mutes are underwater? 😀
We don't advocate sign language because it isn't universal. Even within the English speaking world with exception of Canada, each nation has their own sign language.
Nice! 🤙🤙
These are great to have in one’s vocabulary, but I find that there are very few which are universally accepted. An experienced buddy team can use advanced symbols, but I bet good money if you used half of these without pre-briefing, many would useless :(. So let’s work to raise everyone’s vocab, but expect an uphill battle!
#ASKMARK you mentioned rope signals. As I am helping topside also, rope signals have been mentioned to me. Do you have a video or link for rope signals please.
Thank you
I haven't made a video on rope signals yet. They take a while to learn and use but it's a clever way to communicate without electronics.
You use a series of bells and pulls (a bell is a quick tug of the rope and a pull is a long and slow pull) to convey messages. How many pulls or bells defines the message and you can organise an efficient search pattern only using a rope.
It’s always fun watching your videos Mark, Thank you! I have a habit to doublecheck the signs before we go boat diving , so everyone using the same sign and understand each other.
Please stop using a standard bowline knot. Try this... Tie your bowline, cyclically load the loop apart (pull loop apart, relax, pull again, repeat) across the knot, it will come undone. Instead add the twist and follow back, that's a "bowline with Yosemite finish". That is safe to cross load and cyclically load and doesn't come apart, same knot you already use but the extra tuck at end
#askmark Can you do a video on light signals please? I have found conflicting info elsewhere - some say moving your dive light rapidly horizontally means out of air and rapidly vertically is used to get attention - others say the signals are the other way around. Which would you say is correct?
As I've described seems to make more sense (and was how I was trained) as the horizontal movement 'imitates' the horizontal throat slashing movement of the regular out of air hand signal.
Vertically rarely works. Instead in caves we use slow one or two sweeps is attention (like for turns and such), rapid and constant is emergency.