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No worries, happy travel planning :)

Awesome vid, thanks for sharing. I had the pleasure of diving the Farnes on a UK trip this year, and they were quite possibly the coolest dives I've done. The seals are so graceful - and playful! Heaps of fun and highly recommended (as is a dry suit - 8degrees, brrrrrr!).

Low Yat is the only place I know in KL for the best deals on electronics. I have gotten 2 cameras from there now, and once with housing. They don't have the housings for every model though, so I had to order my 2nd one online separately. Fingers crossed they've got the housings for the camera...

Hi there, Thanks Michael. Yes, typically the worst of our monsoon season in the Gulf is late Oct to December. Normally its pretty nice again by xmas/new year time though. We've already had a few storms in the last week, but now its fine and sunny again for the moment. Unfortunately every year...

It really depends on the specialty - and on your instructor/dive centre. Anything between 2-4 is the standard, depending on the course you choose. For example (since you mentioned it) night dive spec is 2 dives. What specialty course is it you're thinking of taking? I'm not sure the SSI website...

Wa ha ha ha ha. Thanks to all involved in this post, I have just laughed for about 15minutes solid :)

This snorkel topic is a bit like Marmite - you either love it or you hate it! Personally I wear a snorkel all of the time, purely out of habit through teaching so many OW & DSD's, and Im so used to it being there I barely notice it so it doesn't annoy me. But I can see how it would if you're not...

I would agree with the others who've said 2 weeks is a long time just for Alona Beach.But it really depends on what your holiday plans are I guess. Few days diving, few days relaxing, few days exploring and that pretty much covers your time there! If you get bored, you could always head over to...

I don't think any of your questions have been 'stupid'. I think its great you are doing more work and research than is required to get your cert, and that your instructor has gone above and beyond the course requirements by actually getting you to think a bit more. Sounds like you are getting an...

I dive mainly in Asia. I used to get a lot of interest from Titan Trigger fish when I wore my old yellow fins. When they broke I replaced them with black (just because they were in stock, no particular preference) and I noticed a dramatic decrease as a result. I'd still buy another pair of...

Yep, agreed with most of the others here. I plan and teach 1.4. Diving to 1.6 is not considered unsafe, but the agencies I know teach 1.4 for a planning limit, and 1.6 for contingency purposes. So maybe have a read back through your manual as Oldbear suggested and use the one applicable to you.

A normal fun dive at night will not count as an adventure dive. You're adventure night dive needs to be completed by an instructor who will take you through the guidelines/skills as mentioned by RJP in post #4. You should also be asked to review the night dive section knowledge review in the...

Ah, OK. That makes more sense. I was a bit confused to start with! As far as I'm aware, the 25Q tests are only for the recreational courses I mentioned earlier. I've not heard of any 25Q tests that test general standards and procedures - which is most likely why your instructor doesn't have...

The 50Q answer sheet will not work for the 25 question tests. The 25Q sheet is specifically for Stress & Rescue and specialty courses (NV, LV, DD, SAR, EQ, BD, DRY & WR). If you don't mind my asking, why do you need all of these answer keys though? If you are training to be an instructor, you...

To echo what some others have said, Master Divers is an excellent centre. They are highly rated on trip advisor, and provide knowledgeable and skilled instructors - we actually use a number of freelancers here who were trained by the team at MD! If you are still unsure just hold off until you...

I think the reason you have not been provided with many of the undesirable responses you expected is because you are in the correct mind set, thinking about the right things and asking the right questions (this is something that was evidently not true of the OP in the other thread you...

Anyone with a Scuba Diver licence, and all children aged 10 & 11 are limited to a depth of 12m/40ft. So the main benefit your son will get out of the Jr OW is being able to dive to 18m/60ft as opposed to having that shallower depth limit imposed on him. He will have to complete a 200m swin/300m...

From your own research it seems you have answered your question already - SSI is currently saying that both are correct, just in different exams and manuals. So yes, do get in touch with them to point out this, and any other inconsistencies you find so they can standardise the information they...

Yes, you are much better off on the West Coast of Thailand in December. The gulf suffers its monsoon Oct-Dec time, so weather is sketchy. Plus if you use Khao Lak base, you can explore the Burma Banks by live aboard, as well as Similan/Surin islands as Michael mentioned. FYI if you do decide to...

I think you have duplicated your post Princess Leah. I have replied to this question in the General Asia section already. Perhaps Mods can amalgamate & move to whichever section they deem most relevant?