Scuba Essential Hand Signals

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00:00 Introduction
00:52 Ad Time
01:51 Signal Methods
04:07 Basic Hand Signals
09:56 Scuba Number Hand Signals
11:09 Hand Signals for Things
14:14 Airway Signals
16:16 Surface Hand Signals The information in this video is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional SCUBA Training. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained in this video is for general information purposes only and does not replace training from a qualified Dive Instructor.

[@frankstonsafranek4454]

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.

[@x994910]

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? 😀

[@Teampegleg]

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.

[@vukmajstorovic7033]

More signals please 🤷🏻‍♂️😎

[@OceanJanitors]

Nice! 🤙🤙

[@talbotmcinnis]

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!

[@RAVINGMUNSTER]

#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.

[@Teampegleg]

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.

[@tomtom4405]

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