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They don't use that type of boat in Koh Lipe; Koh Lipe Diving do.

Hi, I fly into Bangkok rather than Phuket. Get the early flight to Hat Yai than transit minibus to Pak Bara Pier for the high speed ferry to Ko Lipe, arriving around 14:00. I’ve always bought a combined ticket from Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport (MK) direct to Koh Lipe. There is a free transit...

Because they’re in pressure housings, remaining at 1 atmosphere.

Having lost our cat last year, I’m under mounting pressure from SHMBO not to do diving holidays. But I’ll bare your future dates in mind.

Have you been offered dives at Koh Yang Island or the top end of Koh Adang?

Have a read of the U.K. government recommendation.

The ISO is a Standard not legislation, but in Egypt (for example) their laws use the ISO as guidance for their laws. Each agency will have its own interpretation of what the ISO means. For BSAC our Ocean Diver qualification is EN 14153-2/ISO 24801-2 - 'Autonomous Diver' accredited. However, we...

It’s all to do with boyle's law which should have been covered during your basic training.

My first dive here in Oman, boat re-boarding was interesting as the wind had picked up whilst we were down. The skipper kept the engines in reverse to hold station. Should have got us to swim out away from the cliff. Pity we’re not meeting up on Koh Lipe.

It’s on a Grog BCD.

Mines on a 15’ hose threaded through the two right hand D-rings to stop it floating round.

You’ll soon realise that @tursiops has a narrow frame of reference, and must always be right.

DAN is not the ‘be all’. The OP explained why they made the suggestion. We BSAC provide substantial 3rd Party Liability insurance, for c£75/year, that includes member to member cover.

This type of behaviour is unacceptable within diving, in fact any industry. I’ve authorised the ending of BSAC memberships for these types of assaults.

With a 10Lt 232bar cylinder it’s easy to last an hour, even in 7’C water. Nothing special, just dive more.

In addition BSAC published the Expedition Manual, which covers all the essencial aspects of managing diving operations (first published 2010) ISBN: 978-0-9564813-0-6. Available from the BSAC Bookshop for £10.

You might find the BSAC guide to Conducting a risk assessment useful.

Here in the UK, if your teaching commercially, i.e. PADI GUE etc and there is an incident. The first thing the HSE will ask for is the written risk assessment (RA), which should cover all equipment and skills. Do a RA for a few lessons and you'll soon see what you need.

It's clear from the extract: "... all citizens or residents ..." Meaning those living inside the DAN Europe Foundation countries can take out insurance. "... a citizen of or resident ..." Meaning those living outside the DAN Europe Foundation countries, even if an EU citizen, are not insured...