Editing Buddy check (section)

===DIR equipment checks===
The '''equipment check''' is the [[DIR diving]] equivalent of a ''buddy check'' procedure.<ref name=jj /> Before the dive, all members of the diving [[team]] in turn examine and announce to other team members the presence, configuration, functionality, place and form attachment of each item of their standardized [[diving equipment]].

The complete dive plan review uses the mnemonic '''SADDDD''':<ref name=jj/>
*'''Sequence''': Who leads, who follows, and the responsibilities of each member of the team. 
*'''Air''': Turn pressure, decompression ('deco'), bailout deco.
*'''Distance''': Planned penetration of a cave/ wreck, how far from boat/ shore, etc.
*'''Depth''': Planned maximum and average depths of the dive.
*'''Direction'''
*'''Dive'''

In 2006, '''SADDDD''' was replaced within the Global Underwater Explorers organisation with '''GUE EDGE''' which stands for:<ref name=GUE_EDGE />
*'''G ''': Goal, dive objectives
*'''U ''': Unified team, team strategies{{clarify|What does the check entail?|date=June 2021}} 
*'''E ''': Equipment match{{clarify|What does the check entail?|date=June 2021}}
*'''E ''': Exposure, planned depth and time profile 
*'''D ''': Decompression strategies (planned profile and contingency plans) 
*'''G ''': Gas strategies (planned turn points, critical pressures) 
*'''E ''': Environmental issues