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Ive found with the club im in there's a core of us who go diving regularly then there are others who only dive once or twice a year on big trips. I dont think there is anything wrong with this particualy everyone has their own schedules and commitments.

The most ive been able to get out of a proper shallow dive was an hour and a half at 8 meters on a 12 litre / 200 bar cylinder :D I do have one dive in my logbook that is 3 hours but that was mucking about in a few meters of water in a river clearing scrap metal. After a few hours of clinging on...

Im lucky that I rarely have to dive with insta-buddies so generally we all know what to do, those of us who are reasonably experienced look around for a minute or so then come up, those of us who are less experienced just come straight up. The few times ive had to team up with an instant buddy...

I can probably think of a few, though nothing major :) Got a fireman's full face mask and spent 40 minutes swimming around the bottom of a swimming pool (drained a 15l tank in 40 mins since it was just a constant flow regulator) - This was stupid since the curved lens made me go cross-eyed for...

As g1138 said sounds like a perforated eardum, the spinning, rush of water, swishing sound e.t.c. are all typical symptoms of a perforated eardrum. As mentioned the danger is that you get water in your inner ear which then causes infection. There is some good information with regards to diving...

The only animal signal ive ever had to use is "lobster" for which I make a claw with my hand to mimic a lobster claw. Anything else I will generally just point at whatever it is I want to draw attention to :)

Kinda difficult to count, ive made up allot of signals on the fly for weird situation and generally have managed to be understood :)

There have been a few times where ive refused to let my buddy in the water because they look like theyre going to puke. One time it was a case of them sitting by the outboard exhaust for 45 minutes which resulted in them turning totally white, another was simply seasickness. After pointing out...

Just held it in :D was sleeping in a field in the middle of nowhere at the time so don't think there was anywhere to go anyway :D

If you can do plenty of really cold dives to acclimatize yourself beforehand you would be surprised how much cold you can put up with. The trick ive found is to not take your suit off between dives and keep moving. In cold weather I like to swim up and down on my snorkel between dives or do some...

Wetsuits are mostly made out of "closed cell" neoprene meaning the bubbles don't touch each other. This means the suit is already effectively waterproof! Water gets into the suit mainly through the cuffs, ankles, neck and zip. If you want to reduce water movement you can put rubber bands on your...

Ive never seen a dump valve broken to the point that a bit of fresh water and some silicone grease couldn't fix it right up :D I do alot of maintenance on pool jackets and 99% of the time the problem is not with the jacket but with the users position in the water, ive seen people attempting to...

About 30-40 for me, coincidentally it was around the time i stopped diving that 13mm uncompressed neoprene drysuit of mine :D

I've found natural navigation is invaluable, being able to look at a rock and know exactly where you are is immensely helpful. For a site i don't know its a bit trickier :D I generally try to talk to people who have dived on the site first and ask them how they navigate. There is one site for...

Switching the tank on, then switching it off and leaving it for 5-10 minutes ive found works great for detecting any leaks. For signalling bubbles I generally kinda wiggle my fingers and move my hand up and down a few inches. So on the odd time when ive had to tell someone their tank valve is...

Ive had to chase people down, though thankfully never on a dive that didnt have a bottom. My first reaction is generally to go head down and dump all my air then try to get into the path of the divers bubbles if there are any to speed myself down as fast as possible. One important thing ive...

Ive never seen anything deeper than 30m that really interests me. Also don't like having anything over my head, be it a hard or soft ceiling. Also there is the cost to consider, currently my air costs £10 a year for as many fills as i want. I own enough kit to make up a few kits of...

The modern divers told me i was going to die diving a twin-hose. The vintage divers told me i was going to die diving a new mistral. Interior designers told me i was going to die having those hideous stainless steel curtain rings. Despite them all i am still alive!

My 7mm pinnacle polar has been in salt water generally about once or twice a week for the last two years. It tends to be pretty hard diving I do, alot of scrambling down cliffs, over rocks e.t.c. In all that time it has maybe had one or two rinses in fresh water, mostly I go dive them leave it...

Ive had 70 minutes in 39f water wearing a 7mm semi-dry. It was quite painful going in with the water hitting the face and hands, but after that it was fine.