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It has always been my understanding that if I witness or participate in dive activities and anything goes awry, I am required to act to the limit of my ability and training otherwise my failure to act is negligent. Rachel

Not to hijack the hijack, but unless I'm mistaken, Halcyon no longer manufactures the Pioneer wing and in case it really matters, although I'm sure it doesn't, I have beaten the tar out of my Halcyon wing and it has held up great. I have also bought stuff from Tobin and found him a delight to...

If you're coming in on a ship that ports at Crown Bay, Admiralty is probably a good bet but if you're coming into the WICO/Havensight dock, I'll go ahead at suggest... US!! (you saw that coming, right?) We pick up by van at WICO and will certainly be sure to tailor your dives to your experience...

As a dive shop rep, I would add that you should look at recent reviews. Diving is a seasonal business and things can change drastically from one year to the next. Shops change managers and owners more often than you'd think and most of that goes unpublished. If you're reading stellar reviews...

When I got certified I wasn't worried about any mask stuff, I wasn't worried about the gear, I wasn't worried about my ascent rates, or getting lost or dive planning or buddy checks or gas management... I probably should have been, at least a little. Teamcasa posted an excellent 'first dive'...

Let's just call you unforgettable and move on ;) Biscuit7 was just an old, old screen name I used and I thought it might be time to move on. R

What I tell people who ask this question is that using your bcd to get to what you think of as neutral, you should be horizontal in the water and during the course of the dive make a conscious effort to just STOP. Count to ten slowly while breathing normally and see if you go up or down. If...

I have to ask you, Bill, does your shop accept the onlinescubalessons.com online scuba course as proof of the academics required to issue a PADI certification? Rachel

A couple years ago Bravo had a four part series called "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" and as it turned out they were having a marathon. My upstairs neighbor was out of town, the house next door was a part-time resident and of course gone, the next two lots were empty and then there was a...

This still isn't an agency standard. Although there is nothing specifically written in the standards demanding that classes start on time, there is also nothing preventing instructors from starting a class when the schedule says it should start and if a student is unprepared, he/she will not...

A couple things spring to my mind, were you equalizing your mask properly? Could you have an allergy to the material used to make your mask skirt? Without knowing the cause it's hard to say what you might do to avoid it! Rachel

You'll need your dive gear, 3-4 swim trunks, 3-4 pairs of shorts, no more than 6 t-shirts since I assume you'll be wearing staff shirts at work, 2 long sleeved t-shirts, 1 sweatshirt, 1 pair of jeans, foul weather gear appropriate for warm weather, 1-2 pairs of flip flops, personal toiletry...

With everything wrong with the above picture, I'm going to pick on the biggest safety hazard... Is his gun loaded on the boat??? Seriously??? :shakehead: On the other topic at hand, I've seen a lot of configurations ranging from the average recreational set-up to some truly outlandish things...

Wow. Just... wow. I hope you're not inferring that 12 dives is more experience than half the SB instructors or that you should be more qualified than half the SB instructors are before you should be an instructor. Oh, and let's not be so quick to blame the agencies, shall we? Look at...

Ok, so this is more than three, but it is an actual basket of goods I bought at an actual Walmart... C-Batteries Adult Diapers KY Jelly Allen Wrenches Bananas and, yes, the clerk did look at me funny :D Rachel

Hiya Tollie! I love the line option for people who are repeat DSDers. They've been through the drill, they've seen the video (up to 10 times in one case) so they know that they've got it, they just aren't certified. In those cases being able to do the abbreviated version is fantastic since it...

We love the Cartanza for DSD dives! A nice little wreck with 40' of sand all around it and moorings in as shallow as 18'. It's a great introduction to diving. All diving is dangerous, but a properly conducted DSD dive is no more so than any other dive that a new diver can do or a not so new...

Thanks, DD! R

The Discover Scuba experience is actually designed to take uncertified divers into open water. A through course involves a video, instructor presentation and pool practice then if everyone is satisfied with the student's comfort level, they go diving! It is to a maximum of 40' with an...

For now no one on St. Thomas is diving the Rhone although we've talked about it, it won't happen for a little bit at least. On St. John, Low Key is doing the Rhone on Thursdays and Cruz Bay Watersports on Fridays, or vice versa, or all that may have changed. It was something like that last I...