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Turns out I'm an idiot, I changed the batteries and the light works fine. I haven't see a light behave the way mine did from dead batteries before, but of course it is the first thing I should have checked. Just so everyone is clear: My Intova light works as well now as the day I bought it. I'm...

If bending the computer is your plan, surely that is the best case scenario. Worst case is you in a chamber ,or worse, after deliberately going into deco with no training and no real plan for clearing it other than guessing it gets worked off on your way to the surface. This sounds like the...

Thanks for posting this, and it reinforces the need to make sure your air is one before you get in the water. Like the others have posted, three or four big breaths while you look at the needle will show if it is opened up all the way. I'm curious about your reg set up. You have a bungeed...

I'm sorry if this has been explained before (I searched a bit but couldn't find anything) How do rebreather divers clear their mask? I know almost nothing of how they work but I'm guessing it wouldn't help to loose that volume of gas from the closed system? Does it affect your buoyancy? Do you...

Hi, I bought an Intova compact form Leisure Pro in January 2011. It has been used on about 80 dives in total and is a fantastic light. I went to switch it on yesterday and it seems to have developed a problem. It switches on ok, but is running a little dim, then it switches itself off after...

Uh Oh.

Would the current of the water naturally want to direct you around the rocks etc, or would you be more likely to just plough into them at speed and break every bone in your body? How much control do you really have at those kinds of speeds?

I always found turning up early is the best way to set yourself up for a calm, organised day. If you are at the dive shop first, you get to meet the crew, assemble gear and familiarise yourself with the whole experience without the rush and chaos that usually starts once all the people turn up...

I was told this by a dive boat captain, on a day trip run by a Brisbane shop. According to him these three items are required. Apparently they have been boarded by the water police in the past and fines of $200 per item were issued to the diver if anyone was missing them. I don't have any...

Yikes that was fast. Looks like heaps of fun though. Great video.

I certainly wouldn't take DM just for the sake of doing it, and by the sounds of things the shop owner is not the type to give things away for free. You might find yourself doing a lot of unpaid, menial tasks around his shop just for the pleasure of getting a pointless cert (for you) off...

QLD law states all divers must carry a whistle, safety sausage or SMB and a cutting device (either knife or shears etc) That stuff is not required by law in NSW but I think it's still a good idea to have it.

Wait till it's marked "LEAKER!"

Buying your own gear can help take the sting out of the price in the long term, although it isn't cheap initially. Shore diving is usually very cheap or free. Hooking up with a local dive club or university club can be good too.

I read last week that the WA government had announced they would not allow shark cage diving in the state. They said they had not had any applications yet, but they were letting everyone know that they weren't going to let it happen. I would link the story but I can't remember where I read it...

I can't remember where but I heard that historically there was about one fatal shark attack in Australia every year. As the links said there has been 5 fatal attacks in the last 10 months. That's a pretty big spike, regardless of media attention. One explanation aired was that humans are using...

Thanks to all for the replies. I guess I was thinking how I would feel if someone thumbed a dive only because they thought I was having a problem, but actually I was fine... A lot of good info has come from this, but I'm still curious; how would you signal time to someone? As in "lets' look...

A buddy of mine has a fear of sea creatures, but it only really is an issue when we're at the beach and the water is murky. Not being able to see what's coming is the problem. She found while diving she is 'in amongst them' and the fears disappear completely. I don't know if that may be the...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who added a 'kick my buddy' phase to the frog kick... I had to switch to flutter kicks.

That is my new policy, I'll dive with pretty much anyone down to about 22m. (this covers most of my typical sites anyway) I don't think this was an ego thing. It seemed to me that she just didn't consider herself as part of a buddy pair. She went straight to the DM when she finally looked at...