Scuba Diving Hand Signals 👌 How Divers Communicate Underwater!

These Scuba Diving Hand Signals are used by most Scuba Divers. Scuba Diving Hand Signals are shown by PADI Platinum Course Director Marcel van den Berg and these Scuba Diving Hand Signals are used in the PADI IDC, Divemaster, recreational scuba diving courses and fun diving.

Timestamps and chapters for key moments in this video:

00:00 Intro
00:06 Ok signal
00:22 Something is wrong with the ears
00:36 Something is wrong with the stomach
00:50 Puke
01:05 Stop signal
01:15 Slow down
01:30 Come closer
01:48 Have more distance
02:06 Buddy up signal
02:20 Come together
02:31 Have more distance between each other
02:45 Sit on your knees
02:57 Stand on your legs
03:10 Remember signal
03:22 Cut
03:33 Continue
03:45 Repeat signal
03:58 Go up signal
04:12 Go down signal
04:25 Breathe in and out
04:40 Out of air signal
04:55 What is your air signal
05:19 100 bar
05:27 110 bar
05:30 120 bar
05:33 130 bar
05:36 140 bar
05:40 150 bar
05:46 160 bar
05:49 170 bar
05:53 180 bar
06:01 190 bar
06:07 90 bar
06:14 80 bar
06:17 70 bar
06:20 60 bar
06:26 Low on air, 50 bar
06:32 40 bar
06:39 30 bar
06:44 20 bar
06:47 10 bar
06:54 Looking signal
07:17 Inflate your BCD a bit
07:36 Deflate your BCD
08:01 Swimming signal
08:20 Swim up
08:36 Best deflate position
09:04 Proper way to go down

We wrote a full article explaining most common scuba diving hand signals. Please read it here:

If you want to be a good or even the best PADI Scuba Diving Instructor or Divemaster then you need to give good and strong Scuba Diving Hand Signals under the water to communicate clearly with your scuba diving students.

Differences between good and bad scuba diving hand signals to give as a dive professional:

Bad scuba diving hand signals:

-Weak/soft hand signals (fun divers and students don't take these scuba signals seriously)
-To strong/aggressive scuba diving hand signals (can scare the fun diver or student, diving is supposed to be fun)

Good scuba diving hand signals:

-Right in between a strong and weak hand signal like shown in this YouTube video
-Long enough to be seen
-Friendly scuba diving hand signals

There are no standards on how a scuba diving hand signal has to be given. That is the reason why you sometimes see slightly different scuba diving signals depending on location and Divemaster, PADI Instructor or Diver.

A small difference in a signal, for example "more distance in between divers" might not be that bad, but if a buddy team uses very different scuba diving hand signals for air/gas consumption that can be dangerous. In other words it is very important to always go over the hand signals used on that scuba dive before the scuba dive. Especially with new people or scuba diving students.

If you are taking your PADI Divemaster or PADI IDC course then it's important to have realistic scuba diving hand signals. You can have slightly different signals, but it has to come close to what it means. Like for example: PADI Staff won't like it if you start flapping your hands like a bird to introduce that you have 70 bar air/gas left. But they do accept different scuba diving signals for 70 bar as long as they are serious and commonly used.

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[scubababy]

Doubt anyone is going to see this but I got my open water 1!

[tekneekclash]

This gentleman is a true teacher. I really appreciate how he looks directly at the "divers" and uses signals clearly. My personal experience in my dive class was a calamity. Thank you for your good work.

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You forgot the "man, that was cool" hand 🤙 or 🤘

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[cl]

Your demonstration is truly an art. I wish I could as confident and elegant as you do!

[fadd_vper]

I am watching this to refresh my signals for my dive today! So this was really helpful. Thank you for making this

[jellyfishattack]

Great demonstration of hand signals. I'm in the pre-water phase of PADI lessons now. Thank you.

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thanks for the video im thinking of starting to do dive lessons in my area. can u ask a question pls, it may sound a bit strange but how do you signal a diver is missing 🤔? 💜💙🇬🇧. thanks x

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[eggnoger]

This helped me a ton, now I know almost all my hand signals

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[Deejay]

What do you get when a guy masters diving and masters miming... this guy. Lol

[nossavidapelomundo]

I was looking for some refreshing videos before getting back to diving here in New Zealand and it was quite a good surprise to find someone teaching from the very same island where I studied for my Open Water and Advanced. I miss this place so much! Hope to get back one day! Thanks for the great videos.

[trevorgale]

Very clear instructional video. A few items of note, at if you or your buddy is under 50 bar, you better be at least at your safety stop, secondly I had a Aladdin Air Z Nitrox years ago and once I sat in the water to see how accurate it read the tank pressure. At a reading of 23 bar it was empty.

[sebastian]

took my diving lisence when I were 12 im not 27. I made it in sweden where I took it, and all of these are linked to me.buit its hard to replicate outside of this. Its noce tho.

[SugarMakesMePOP]

Very thorough for review. I even learned some extra hand signals! thank you

[lvstream]

The one he plays like slicing his throat. Is the least signal any diver prays to never use lol. But thats why it is safe to have company down there. Is cool to be always in communication with your diving peers

[stephenharris]

Is there a signal for I don't understand/I am confused or similar?