Outdoor pursuits · OP-01

Dive Log

A free printable dive log sheet — two dives per page with site, depth, time, gas, weight, conditions and a space for verification.

First page of the Dive Log — Keep your own record of dives made, in a layout that holds the detail an instructor or operator will ask about, including weight and conditions.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

Print it and write on it

Fill it in type and save

The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.

What this sheet is for

Keep your own record of dives made, in a layout that holds the detail an instructor or operator will ask about, including weight and conditions.

Who it is for

Recreational divers building experience, club divers, and anyone whose logbook is full or lost.

How to use it

  1. Fill it in on the boat or at the surface, not that evening.
  2. Record your weight and suit every time — it is the entry you will most often go back to when conditions change.
  3. Note what the computer said as well as what you planned.
  4. Get dives verified where your club or agency expects it.

What is on the sheet

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

Questions

Can I use this to plan a dive?

No. There are no tables, limits, ascent rates or surface intervals printed anywhere on this sheet, deliberately. Dives are planned with your computer or tables, your training and your buddy. This records the dive after it happened.

Will my agency accept it?

That is for them to say. Agencies and clubs set their own requirements for logged and verified dives, and some require their own book. If theirs conflicts with this, theirs is the one that counts.

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