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Dive Logs for Vance Stevens
PADI open water scuba instructor #64181
Dives 287 to 288
July 1, 1999
Abu Dhabi

Diving with: AB Divers
Dive sites: Delta Buoy
Dive buddies: Dusty and Omar
Others in dive party: Aylin and Ebrahim and a boatload of divers
Conditions: calm with just enough sea to make it uncomfortable for novice divers
Water Temp: 30° C
Visibility: decent 7 or 8 meters
Wetsuit combo: lycra suit
Weight: 4 kilos

Omar Zafrani Open Water Training Dives 2 and 3

Dive 287, Delta Buoy

Data:

Time started:
Max depth:
Dive time:
Nitrox 21% (normal air), No stop

Details of profile:

Profile tracking chart

Planned time

Depth

PG

Actual time

Depth

PG

Pressure group in:

1st dive of day

 

 

 

 

 

Time started down

 

 

 

10:25

 

 

Time at bottom (NDL):

25 min. (219 min)

10 m

 

25 min (219)

9 m

 

Time started up

 

 

C

10:50

 

C

Safety stop if necessary

 

5 m

 

Not necessary

 

 

Description of dive:

Training: Open Water Dive 2

Skills at depth: 5 pt. Descent, reg recovery, half & full mask clear, alt air source breathing, fin pivot power inflate, tour, 5 pt. Ascent, alt air source ascent, surfaced with 170 bar

Surface Skills: cramp removal, tired diver tow, wt. Belt removal. Sent Omar back on boat for 2nd tank while Dusty and I waited in water.

Surface interval duration planned: 25 min

Surface interval duration: 28 min

Dive 288, Delta Buoy

Data:

Time started:
Max depth:
Dive time:
Nitrox 21% (normal air), No stop

Details of profile:

Profile tracking chart

Planned time

Depth

PG

Actual time

Depth

PG

Pressure group in:

2nd dive

 

B

 

 

B

Time started down

 

 

 

11:18

 

 

Time at bottom (NDL):

25 min (199 min)

10 m

 

26 min (1999)

9 m

 

Time started up

 

 

C

11:43

 

I

Safety stop if necessary

 

5 m

 

Not necessary

 

 

Description of dive:

Training: Open Water Dive 3

Skills at depth: 5 pt. Descent, full mask clear, buddy breathing, fin pivot oral inflate, tour, 5 pt. Ascent, buddy breathing ascent, surfaced with 80 bar using same tank as first dive

Didn't see much of anything interesting on the dive, maybe about 20 grunts together, speckled grouper, brain coral

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