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Why not? You could log it as an aborted dive and record what the issues were for future reference. Might help.
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I make a point to detail the problems with a crappy dive, there are almost always lessons to be learned from them. Especially if it was an issue I had control over like equipment or better planning or attention to a specific issue. I`ve practically cursed myself in a log entry over something I did that caused problems on a dive.
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That is about 10% of the dives. I count all dives.
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I would definitely count it! I experienced a little of that this weekend. I took 4 lbs out of my weight belt to see if it would make things easier. It was great at first, but instead of testing my bouyancy at surface like i should have, i just assumed it would be fine. we had an in water surface interval for about 20 minutes and descended again...well, with less air in my tank, i couldn`t sink! someone suggested pulling myself down to about 5 or 10 feet on the buoy line and see if the air would compress enough to descend...it worked. I stayed close to the line in case something went wrong. on the ascent, i was extra careful and made sure i didn`t shoot out of the water by holding onto the line. This was a great learning experience for me. I`m an extremely new diver - and this was a great way to keep me on my toes. :) I added 2 lbs the next go around and it was perfect!
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Greg - 8/06/2007 12:54 PM 
Some agencies actually have rules about what dives you should log...things like: Must be down for either 15 minutes, deeper than 15 feet or use 1500 psi. Not sure the exact specifications, but you could set your own guidelines or look into your training agencies rules.
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Aborted due to underweight? Thought that`s what rocks were for?
For what it`s worth, any dive that you can go home safely from is never a crappy dive.
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15ft/15min and 1500psi ~! Dang I guess I have to tear out all the pages of dives I logged in the bath tub!
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bpsf1 - 8/06/2007 9:05 PM
I think PADI is 20 ft for 20 minutes...has anyone heard of that one before?
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Logging all dives is good form, notes to yourself on problems should be included. I have had to make upside down(swimming down to stay at depth) safety stops drifting along for three minutes after giving up weight to another diver.Funny sight.
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THERE WERE NO ROCKS anywhere, just sandy bottom.
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Yes, you should always log your crappy dives as soon as possible. In your case you knew what the problem was (Underweighted) Why you had this problem (Switched from Tropical to cooler water diving) And what you you needed to do to fix this problem. (Add X pounds, and being some extra just in case...) Not much this info will help you at present. Now into the future. If this same situtation where to happen again, you can refer to this dive and say, shoot I need to add X weight to this dive...Hopefully you will have listed the exact amount of lead you guessed you needed if not, hopefully you will do a weight check and then grab some extra weight from the car or buddy before the dive. Have fun....
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I log all my dives, good or bad, then be sure to write comments on what made this dive not so good so you can refer back to it for future dives, so that you hopefully don`t make the same mistake again. As for a dive needing to be a certain BT or depth, I would still add it, but just not count it toward your total if you are working to accumulate a specific number of dives for advancement. Just sand, where were you, Redondo?
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"Crappy Dives" have been the most educational for me!
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