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Aaah, so I see, you know all about me. You know exactly what I have or have not done, you know how long I have been in the game or what I have seen and not seen, what I have had to endure or not endure, Gee, I am amazed, when did you learn all this.? From one internet forum post I assume...

I hear you, we have many caves in South Africa as well, some very well known for the wrong reasons, and sure, some people have died in them, and sure some have escaped death by the skin of their teeth, although strangely enough, most of them were experienced divers and not divers fresh out of...

Indeed it is possible, I and countless other instructors have done it for years. One just needs to explain to the students there is a progression in everything and scuba is no different, down the line it may be possible, but here and now its not, its not necessary to show video's like this...

I have to say I am in full agreement with you. I see no reason to scare little Johnny and Mom in the front row of a basic scuba course. Its been a few years since I took an Openwater 1 class, but I have taught my share and have always believed in and actively promoted the safe, fun, family...

I am a little surprised there are so few comments. Although I did not attend this year, like yourself I am a 25 year Dema veteran and also know a number of people that did attend this year. Mostly, as you mention, they confirmed numbers were down as was written business. Some still feel its...

Certainly.

November is a good time for diving in SA, Sodwana, Tofu and Protea Banks / Aliwal which are very close together from both perspectives, good weather and generally good surface and underwater conditions and it is also a bit quieter before the Christmas season rush. Diving along the SA coast is...

Its quite a list. :D But generally speaking a quick response would be - - The easiest direct flight is to SA and by implication then Aliwal Shoal or maybe Sodwana Bay. - Its possible to see whale sharks, but like anything that is not Disney choreographed its "luck of the draw". - Sodwana Bay...

After diving in South Africa for over 30 years I can say its not so. Hammer head sharks are not found by the hundreds along the SA coast at any time. Generally they are seen in one's and two's and in no particular season.

Agree, its quite a fair amount there should be tell tale bubbles. The valve you have there (from the picture) looks like the Italian manufactured San o Sub valve, its just branded as "Whoever". Faber Italy gets all their tank valves from San o Sub. these are high quality valves and as easy as...

I almost ran out of "Likes" with this post.

I guess, in respect, the shop can make any call they like, I however dont think they have the moral high ground to start telling "Gramps" (he was probably younger than me but lets stick to the expression) what he should or should not do outside of their domain, the problem as I see it in today's...

That was exactly the way I got interested in diving, my father set up a system with a long hose in the pool and I carried on. Had great fun. Still here today.

What he says......straight and simple. :acclaim:

Indeed, they probably dont, as you say its of no real issue to them as long as their needs are met (ie)Air, repairs, training, boat availability etc. I think the problem is probably in most sectors of the diving economy, many divers feel their needs are not been met, (ie) its too difficult /...

You should still get in on the tail end of the sardine run, of course sardines dont run according to a strict date and time schedule so its always going to be a bit of a gamble, but from my experience you stand a fairly reasonable chance up to late July. Many of the local Umkomaas dive operators...

There is diving launching from Durban itself with Calypso Dive at the Ushaka Aquarium Calypso Dive Centre Diving in Durban or off the Shoal generally requires at least a 5mm full body wetsuit to stay comfortable. Conditions during winter (July) are usually favorable and you would have a good...

I respectfully disagree. Of course anyone can teach themselves to dive, we did it for years before the mantra of PADI, NAUI, SSI and so forth became common, we also had an abnormal number of over weighted people bouncing around the bottom suffering mask squeeze, narcosis, embolisms, out of air...

Hmm, not my mileage at all, not saying your stats are skewed, obviously from the responses you got thats the outcome, but thats not my experience, from the 30 odd years of training divers all over the world tells me different. ---------- Post added April 9th, 2015 at 03:36 PM ----------...