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The limit in Egypt is 40m. They tried to get that changed to 30m but it didn't prove popular with the tourists, so they went back to the original 40m. Kevster - If you have over the 100 dives done, as per your profile, you should be more than ready to go to the next level. But I would not let...

Been a few years since I was onboard a felucca! Nice way to travel, but not for more than a day. Diving would not be comfortable on it - too small entirely - and it would be problematic to get back on board. There is a parasite in the Nile waters called Bilharzia. A small organism that likes...

Condolences to the diver's family. It seems cause of death would be "Error of Judgement" I can understand the craving for a dive after such a journey, but with under 100 dives done I just have to wonder if the term "Master Diver" is a bit OTT like Advanced in AOW. Too many divers spend...

Back in '98 I was on the Oceanquest for three days, Hastings reef I think, Ralph's Rocks one of the sites. The actual diving was only fair due to the site - used for students doing courses - and very well suited to that purpose too. I was impressed with the conveyor belt system of diving...

Was in Sudan Oct. '06 on Royal Emperor. No problems with unrest as we only went ashore in Port Sudan. Sudan's problems are in the west of the country - and it's a BIGG country! So no hassle with diving there. BTW for me Qita el Banna was the best reef for colour and reef life. Shaab Rumi...

Glad you're both okay. I had a look at the profiles posted. I believe there is a simple answer to why you suffered a "hit". One can go into all the deco analyses concerning your profiles and SIs till doomsday and you will not become a safer diver. The MANAGEMENT of your dive profile and the...

The name Muck Diving comes from the quality of the sea bottom, usually muddy/mucky. It is common to find small "critters" when muck diving, and is very popular with photographers. Some good critter dives may be had in Kunkungan Bay, Indonesia, and at Observation Point and Lavadi (aka Dinah's...

Best wreck: Jointly - Nippo Maru/San Francisco Maru in Chuuk and the Umbria in Sudan. Best wall: Ngemelis in Palau (Big Dropoff) Best wreck AND wall: Numidia at Big Brother, Red Sea. Seadeuce

Echo the not worth it post. Should be called the Black Hole; very gloomy down there at 43m/140ft. Wayyyyyyyyyyy overpriced!!! 13 years since I did it, and it still rates as the highest-profile mediocre dive I've done anywhere. A triumph for marketing hype. Seadeuce

Have had a Sea Marshall in a Lumb Bros. canister in my BC pocket for at least ten years. Go nowhere without it. Plenty room in pocket, no trim probs, peace of mind a bonus. Hope I never need it! What price your life? Seadeuce

On the liveaboards that I've been on there have been anything from 2 to 5 dives a day, depending on what part of the world they were in. One can do more by arrangement, but the average IMO is 3-4 dives a day. The fifth would be a night dive. Seadeuce

It means "Do you understand?" And as you have seen, you do! Last time I was in NC there wasn't too much Gaelic spoken in "them thar hills" Y'all hurry back now!! Seadeuce

Ah! Sure you must know where to look my boy!! Check: Seanfhocal Archive Click on the Irish saying and you will get a Quicktime pronunciation, An dtuigeann tu? Seadeuce

Consider going to Jordan, across the way from Sinai. Better non-diving excursions that would be educational for kids - Petra, Wadi Rum, Dead Sea, Jerash - and the diving is mostly shore diving, so you pick your own depth. Little or no current. I booked diving through Aquatours and had no...

Will be diving Moz next week. Then SA for a week to cool off with a few Tigers. Who says there are no tigers in Africa?! :) Seadeuce

Dove is to Dived as Love is to Lived. IOW we can't do without either! Seadeuce

Having followed this thread with interest, I would like to make a suggestion. Instead of arguing - an easy thing to do as misunderstandings can easily occur on SB as postings can come across differntly than intended - and calling in to question abilities, real or imaginary, let's put the baby...

There was an incident several years ago (it may have been reported here) with a half a dozen experienced divers took chamber rides in Coz because of down drafts. They all inflated their BCs. When you inflate your BC to get out of a downcurrent you: 1. Wait for it to hug you! 2. Wait...

[I]May not help, at least in Cozumel[/ It did for me, albeit not in Coz., but clawing was not an option at that site. One need to be correctly weighted though, to have the benefit of all the lift available from the jacket. Not something that you would easily forget .. Seadeuce