SECTION 5 · 10 LESSONS
Diving with a buddy
Build awareness of communication, shared decisions and learning together.
Start with lesson one
Your ten lessons
Each lesson includes an illustration, a visual explanation, a reference table and a knowledge check. Work through them in order or revisit a question.
- 01
What a buddy partnership means
Understand shared participation without assuming identical skills.
- 02
Sharing goals and experience
Make different expectations visible before an outing.
- 03
What a shared briefing covers
Recognise the purpose of a pre-dive conversation.
- 04
Equipment familiarity with a buddy
Explain why equipment differences should be discussed.
- 05
Agreeing communication
Understand why signals should be confirmed in advance.
- 06
Attention and position
Recognise attention as part of diving together.
- 07
Speaking up about comfort
Practise clear language for a concern before a dive.
- 08
Gas awareness and the shared plan
Understand why gas information belongs in training and planning.
- 09
Changing or ending an outing
Respect a decision to change participation.
- 10
A useful buddy debrief
Turn an experience into specific learning questions.