Thanks everyone for the feedback. From the posts, the article, and general reading it seems that observation of possible buddies and some general questioning is a good start. Also that at the end of the day be prepared if it doesn’t work out with your buddy once in the water.
After reading I wanted to pull together something that I could remember when ’interviewing’ a buddy. This brings me back to school trying to remember different items-an ancroynm. Any thoughts below are appreciated-thanks.
T: Time underwater anticipated
R: Route to follow
E: Experience of buddy
D: Depth
S: Signals to use