Quote: (Originally Posted by
jimbob)
I guess there's an element of trust as well.
At one point the guy behind stopped and I tried to signal the guy in front to wait and stupidly chased after him in to make sure he saw the light. Stretching things out and leaving the third guy way behind.
Maybe what I should have done is wait with the third guy and trusted the guy in front to notice. Which is what he did anyway. It was on a relatively bright reef so light signals were a bit hard to spot.
I suppose it's all common sense, but it would be good to have some tips and pointers.
Do people or rather positions have fixed roles in teams? Launching DSMBs etc..
There is nothing more annoying than team mates who constantly ask "ok"
If you can see their light steady they are OK so no need to signal and slow the team down. If you lose passive contact better start looking. If I am 2 and 3 signals I flash 1 as I turn around - if 1 misses the signal they will shortly miss the passive contact and turn around also.
Graham