the communication process is nearly the same since scuba divers use hand signals or write on their slate underwater. (Although some hand signals in diving can be considered offensive in American ...

When it comes to communicating with one another while underwater, scuba divers typically use either hand signals or writing boards … both of which have limitations. Soon, however, they could be ...

For millions of people who participate in activities such as snorkeling and scuba diving each year, hand signals are the only option for communicating safety and directional information underwater.

while relaying hand signals to his fellow divers. Only a month before, he didn’t know it was even possible for someone living in the Rocky Mountain west. As a Soldier residing in the barracks at ...

When scuba divers need to say “I’m okay” or “Shark!” to their dive partners, they use hand signals to communicate visually. But sometimes these movements are difficult to see. Now, researchers ...

who went scuba diving with experienced instructors, adds, “They provided a five-minute briefing on breathing techniques and ...

"We have been diving buddies for the past 13 years and have been on 25 dive trips together," she said. "We had a set of signals that we used along with the standard scuba hand signals. We always f ...