dive buddy
Scuba safety partner
A dive buddy is a partner in scuba diving, someone who dives alongside you for mutual safety.
Divers are trained never to dive alone—the buddy system ensures someone can help if equipment fails or an emergency occurs underwater.
My dive buddy noticed I was low on air before I did.
The term sometimes extends metaphorically to any partner in a risky endeavor.
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- partnerOne who shares activity
- underwaterBelow the surface
- open waterUnobstructed body navigable freely
- tankLarge storage vessel
oxygen · wetsuit · reef · depth · safety · fins · mask · snorkel · ascent · safety stop · decompression · bubbles · coral · trust · signal · ocean · swimming · flippers
- divingscuba, aqua-lung, freediving, full face mask, dry suit
- scuba divingscuba, regulator, BCD, wetsuit, fins
- buddy system rolesworkout partner, spotter, climbing partner, training partner, lab partner
- buddy systemaccountability partner, pairing
- freedivingfreediver, apnea, breath hold, monofin, no limits