“DIFFERENT GESTURES USED COME HERE” “OK”

UNDERWATER FOR How to do it: Extend one How to do it: Join your

COMMUNICATION” flat hand with the palm up thumb and index finger to
and bend your fingertips up form a loop and then extend
toward yourself a few times. the remaining three fingers
up.

“STOP OR HOLD” “NOT OK/PROBLEM”

How to do it: Hold a flat hand How to do it: With an
with the palm facing forward or
open, flat hand facing
hold your forearm up and make
downwards, rotate it slowly
a fist with the palm side facing
side by side as if to say “so-
forward.
so.”

“UP/END THE DIVE”

“WATCH AND LOOK”
How to do it: Do the
How to do it: Hold up the universal thumbs-up sign.
“peace” sign and point to
your eyes.

BUDDY UP/STAY TOGETHER” “DOWN/DESCENT”

“ How to do it: Form fists, How to do it: Do the

extend index fingers, and universal thumbs-down
hold both fingers together hand signal.
side by side

How to do it: Move a flat
hand across your throat in a
slicing motion.
The importance of communication while
under the water and diving is helps you to
ensure your safety, to deliver message to

your “buddy’ or to your scuba team, to

deliver message when you are in danger, to

. easily communicate with them because it

“LOW ON AIR”
simple you can’t talk them under the water
How to do it: Hold a
hand signal is the best way to communicate
closed fist against your
chest. them to be ready, to be safe and to avoid

emergency situation SUBMITTED BY : Eduard John

Pandio
SUBMUTTED TO: Mr. Jayson P.
“SAFETY STOP” Dizon

How to do it: Hold a flat

hand over three raised
fingers.

LEVEL OFF

How to do it: Extend a flat

hand with the palm facing
down and move the hand from
side to side.