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    Kid Friendly destinations

    Some cruise lines have sitters available for the "under two" group. When on a cruise with Royal Carribbean, we left our one year old with a truly excellent staff sitter during our shore excursions.
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    SCUBA Program in Scouts

    Frequently Encountered Problems Certification level and agency. Last I looked, BSA scuba guidelines only recognize PADI and NAUI certifications, and require a divemaster to conduct diving activities. Although I'm a PADI instructor, I have a former Navy Seal and NASDS instructor who ran a...
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    Cutting the harness properly

    If your tail seems too short, remember that you'll have extra after your suit squeezes down.
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    Cutting the harness properly

    You want enough tail so that the buckle doesn't work its way loose, but it doesn't have to be super long. Also, in a potential emergency situation, your buddy might yank the tail to pop the buckle release, so you might want enough to give him/her a grip. I cut mine so that the buckle side...
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    Don't be alarmed

    I will neither confirm nor deny whether I have done solo dives under similar circumstances. However, if I were considering a solo dive, I would spend a fair amount of time quizzing divers familiar with the site to determine what environmental hazards might await a solo diver, such as...
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    Regulator & BC Service

    Depending where you are in Phoenix, El Mar in west Mesa is also an authorized dealer/servicer for both Aqualung and Atomic. They do service work in-house.
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    Lake Pleasant Dive Flag Issue

    Video footage of violations (zoom in on the registration numbers) would be a good start. You can report any criminal violation to the Sheriff's office, and they'll at least look into it. Another thing is the volume of violations. If it is profitable to issue tickets for dive flag...
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    Lake Pleasant Dive Flag Issue

    Arizona law already provides a potential enforcement mechanism. A.R.S. ާ5-362 identifies the "diver down" flag as a marker that indicates people equipped with scuba equipment are engaged in diving activies below. Under A.R.S. ާ5-341(G), the careless, reckless, or negligent operation of a...
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    Physics

    What I want to see is the amount of time it takes to re-carbonate the beer at 3ATA. THAT would be useful math.
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    Lake Pleasant Dive Flag Issue

    The 11th District Command Center got back to me. Lake Pleasant IS NOT considered by the USCG to be "navigable waters" subject to its regulation. So the state laws govern.
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    Lake Pleasant Dive Flag Issue

    Unfortunately the definition of "navigable waters" upon which USCG authority depends isn't quite as simple as the definition your instructor gave you. The USCG and the Army Corps of Engineers ("ACE") interpret "navigable waters" differently, and it is often the ACE's interpretation that gets...
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    Back kicking with Apollo Biofins

    Some scuba terrorists kidnapped me one day in Cozumel, put a speargun to my head, forced me to don split fins, tied my hands with my long hose, and pushed me overboard. Since I had the splits on and was forced to dive under threat of spearing, I tried frog kicking. I did pretty well, but it's...
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    18 yr old Instructor

    Experience does not necessarily mean a person will be a good teacher. Yesterday I heard about a 17 year old who has summited the highest peaks on each continent (including Everest, naturally). Experienced? Certainly appears so. Is he capable of teaching? I don't know. An instructor not...
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    Where can I find an Instructor who can teach a class?

    There are some insurance issues with teaching on a private site, but nothing that can't be overcome. You might consider visiting PADI.com, NAUI.org, diveSSI.com, or TDISDI.com and searching for instructors. You may find it easier to get a response from an "independent" instructor for a...
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    Pony Bottle, On or Off

    For those who dive with the same buddy team or solo, then team protocol or your own decision determines how you deal with the pony bottle. For OW students, I teach that a "pony bottle" is emergency equipment and should be left on. My reasoning is this: It is crucial that an OOG diver receive...
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    Surface interval and snorkeling

    You might be thinking about a little blurb entitled "Why We Don't Do Bounce Dives in the WKPP," or something similarly titled by GI3. It essentially sets out the theory that: (a) during surface intervals bubbles tend to increase in size while offgassing, (b) a bounce dive during a surface...
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    For all you Scuba Club Cozumel fans...

    Is this an actual expansion of the coverage by the resort, or is it just "I noticed that I got wireless on my patio"? On occasion I could get coverage on the balcony of my room, but not inside the room. If they've expanded coverage, it's just one more reason to stay there.
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    LP vs HP Regulator ports?

    Size is the difference. A low pressure port is smaller than the high pressure port, so the HP plug will be larger than your LP plug. Otherwise, the plugs are similar in materials and thickness, and O-rings are the same thickness.
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    Physics

    You should assume that the coconut has a husk of sufficient thickness that a swallow might securely grip it. And -1 on both (a) and (b) because you didn't clarify whether the sparrow in question is an African or European swallow.
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    Physics

    (a) What is the displacement in fathoms of seawater of an unladen swallow? (b) What is the displacement in fathoms of seawater of a swallow laden with a coconut? (c) At what depth will the coconut carried by the swallow implode?
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