Hit 1,000 hours underwater on my logbook this weekend

I finally broke 1,000 logged dive hours this Saturday during a repair job on a pier in Seattle. That number surprised me because I started commercial diving just over three years ago and thought I was still a rookie. Seeing that total on paper made me realize how many bottom jobs, inspections, and emergency fixes I have been through. My first few months I was lucky to get 20 hours a week, but now I am averaging closer to 35. The milestone hit different because it means I have earned some real trust from the crew and supervisors. It also showed me that the small daily grind adds up way faster than big projects. Has anyone else kept a close count on their hours and noticed how quick they pile up once you get past the first year?

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robinson.leo28d ago

Does your logbook break it down by depth or just total hours? I started tracking mine more carefully after year one and it really helped me see how much time I was actually getting in the deeper stuff.

riley_coleman828d ago

My logbook was just total hours for the first year until I realized it was a mess and I couldn't tell what I was actually doing. I started breaking it down by depth ranges like 0-20, 20-40, and 40-plus and it totally changed how I planned my dives for the next season. Seeing that I only had maybe 5 hours in deeper stuff made me push to get more structured dives in instead of just wandering around.