There are basically 2 types of "buddy checks" that are taught:
- BWARF or ABCDE 99% of scuba agencies
- GUE-EDGE only really GUE
BWARF or ABCDE
BWARF, or some type of model like it, is what virtually everyone was trained on and virtually nobody uses (unfortunately). It stands for:BCD or Buoyancy | Does your buddy have their BCD setup correctly? |
Weights | Does your buddy have their weights in? |
Air | Do you/your buddy have their air on, do the regulators work is the PSI as expected? |
Releases | Do you know how to operate your buddies BCD and drop weight 'releases' |
Final OK | Are they ready to go? |
Some agencies teach ABCDE for both you and/or your buddy:
Air | Do you/your buddy have their air on, do the regulators work is the PSI as expected? |
BCD | Do you/your buddy have a working BCD inflate/deflate? Do you know how to use the various releases? |
Computer | Do you/your buddy have their computer on and has it been configured correctly for the gas being dove? |
Dive equipment | Do you/your buddy have all the equipment they need like fins and mask? |
Enter the water | Go ahead and enter the water |
GUE-EDGE
We have a full deep dive on GUE-EDGE however the basics are:G.oals (objective, specific tasks)
U.nified Team (roles, duties, formation)
E.quipment
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E.xposure (time/depth)
D.ecompression (ascent profile)
G.as (Minimum Gas and Usable Gas Strategies)
E.nvironment