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If not a winner, then at least worth a honorable mention in the "weirdest thing affecting a diver on high seas". I mean, thats, ... epic!

Oh! That would be such a greek thing to do!

Yes! Those precious moments of life are worth cherishing! And even if the phone would no work, the pics on the SD-card (removable, hopefully), are intact. You do live in a happy place. ♥️ 😨

I am a search and recovery diver. Hence, my list is a bit long. I could have picked one or two items only, but it is fun to share, so... I've found a few interesting things, indeed. I live in a city that was formed in the 13th century and it has a river flowing through it. On one of my dives I...

Four hours in a pool? Wow, that's epic! I've only seen 2 hours max. It wasn't a full time job, though.

Welcome!

Doing business does incur some costs. Why neoprene in a pool? The water is warm. Soaking is against the ocean salt. Please refactor it in course fees.

Deep diving is a required part - at least for PADI and CMAS. CMAS International Diver Training Standards and Procedures Manual, for example, sets a 25m or 82ft dive as a requirement, but it does not specify how much time you need to spend below 60 ft. PADI has its own requirements. And then we...

The 90 feet limit for advanced open water divers is a maximum safe depth. I don't think it's a compulsory depth :) The "experience a deep dive to 90ft" AOWD-thing is for people with no pressure related limitations. For you 60 feet is probably "deep" because of the imminent danger that you pump...

Going to 60 feet is probably not relevant (although you could spend 10 secs there!). Refusing it on the grounds of safety, and telling why, would be acceptable in my opinion. Every respectable instructor would love your attitude. Our hobby is very much focused on diver safety. If you do have a...

Pressure inside a drysuit is the same as it is outside. An airtight sealed pump would still collapse/dent/get damaged in a drysuit, I fear. Some equipment though, such as the insulin monitor and pump possibly, are certified to be waterproof to a certain depth. Go deeper, and water will get in...

A perforated eardrum is actually great in comparison to a perforated lung (trying to simplify things here). (probably a lingering issue, if you say so)

Yeah, you're correct, of course. Just trying to convey the idea that both solutions are acceptable once sufficient contingency planning and care has taken place.

Have you ever thought, that in a place where your very life is potentially at danger, you should focus more on awareness and carefullness than on o-rings?

Dangerous times 😬 - plan your purchases well.

A snorkel is beneficial during long surface swims: you do not need to use valuable breathing gas while swimming to the dive spot and back. Under water it is just a nuisance, of course. There are also snorkels that you can roll up in your BCD pocket. It may help. A snorkel is a tool and should...

In the last three years I have not been deeper than to 30 feet. Instead, I've done search and recovery diving, ice diving, historical diving, diving in (slow moving!) rivers and surveying a shallow low visibility site, all within 30 feet. There are nice shallow reefs in the world, too! Depth is...

If you don't get certified, then it means that you didn't perform very well and that you were possibly at risk. Insured you'd have the chance to get treated, at least, would it end badly. The worse the experience, the more you love a good insurance. And remember, DAN is the Diver Alert Network...

If the answer was superfluous, it was unnecessary for the original poster. It gave the replyer a sense of usefullness however, and that is what keeps many of us here (sounds pathetic, doesn't it?). This forum is not just for those who ask but also for those who want to share their knowledge or...

Apparently, we are not building a searchable resource but replying to a single individual? As a reply to the previous post: 1) we want to contribute (disallow that and there won't be a Scubaboard) 2) replies are not bound to time - others search these forums, too