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[Wakemaker]

What phrases, idoms, abbreviations, acronyms or other memory aids do you know that may assist divers with safety and keeping safety on our minds?

Did you see it on a company sign? Did your dive instructor give it to you? Was it in a dive article? The last time I visited the Amtrak Station in San Francisco, there was a phrase posted behind the desk calendar we might use to keep an eye on safety.

Maybe a it's safety mnemonic you don't quite get or understand fully. Could be the saying seems important but the application eludes you. Feel free to share it here! Maybe it seems a bit off the wall, but, you find it helpful. Hey, somebody else might like it too!

Please post the sayings verbatim, first. If you must interject something into the phrase remember to put the alterations in [brackets] so we know what changed. Please give the source of the quote if you have it. If you can tell how you use it or what it means to you as a diver that would be great!

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Edited by Wakemaker, 23 July 2009 - 06:12 PM.

[Bubble2Bubble]

You got my attention when you said Off The Wall...thats how I roll.
I dont have a symbol, sign, phrases, idoms, abbreviations, acronyms etc...
I learned that not under any circumstance..reguardless.. Dont Panic.

Mike

[ScubaPunk]

Excellent post!

I don't remember any if I learned them. I have heard other people mention the one that reminds you all the things to check when you are doing a buddy equipment check before heading into the water. I don't remember how it goes, so if anyone knows, I need to learn it! I have been guilty on occasion of jumping in without my air on, or my weights pockets. A good buddy check before getting into the water would avoid these mishaps.

[Racer184]

P.A.D.I. says ....

BWARF

Begin with review and friend

BCD, weights, Releases, Air, Final

However.... it is easier to remember

Brazilian Women Are Really F

or

Babies with Rabies Are Ferocious

Edited by Racer184, 23 July 2009 - 06:55 PM.

[Bubble2Bubble]

Racer

PADI thought me that..

Babies with Rabies Are Ferocious
or was it...
Brazilian Women Are Really Fine.
It didnt make sense so I put another dollar in and I got the same results..I said the heck with it and just started diving.

this counts as another post right ? Ya

Edited by Bubble2Bubble, 23 July 2009 - 07:49 PM.

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

The two phrases that SSI drills into you during Open Water ......

"always breathe underwater"

"Stop, Breathe, Think, then Act"

[Hammered Head]

My SSI instructor said, "if it feels wrong, you're probably doing something wrong." I know it sounds silly, but it really makes you stop and think about the problem and how you can fix it.

[JimG]

"Stop, Breathe, Think, then Act"

I like that one too. Another of my favorites is "air is time". In most cases, if you have air (and can keep your breathing under control) then you have time to solve a problem.

-JimG

[shadragon]

The eternal KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid), works for me. Simplicity helps keep things going from SNAFU to FUBAR.

[ASDmike]

KISS is a favorite. And I like something I think Walter taught me here.

ROT

Rule of Three - After the third thing goes wrong, call the dive. Your brain, nerves and dive plan can only handle a certain amount of uncertainty and adversity.

Recently I called my attempt on the Blue Heron Bridge after my 3rd issue, even though a kind FL SDer helped me with issue #2. Simple dive compared to many other dives under my belt, but it was just not my day. No worries, I've had plenty of great dives since then, and continue on...

About 15 years ago, Don't Panic saved my life when I got lost in a "simple" wreck that my dive instructor said I was ready for (we were wrong). Keep that heartbeat down, control breathing and I was out with enough air to do a safe ascent and safety stop.