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I am not a doctor nor a professional in this area in any way. DCS normally shows pretty fast (15 minutes to 12h, but can show later), if you did not dive since April it seems unlikely you have DCS (you do not get DCS from skin diving, need to breath air under pressur to disolve nitrogen in...

I think the time between the dive and when it started was a little too long, usually it should be directly after or some hours (like in the evening or so), but more than 1 day I am not so sure, someone else? Check with your doc, he knows better than someone at a internet forum... Or call DAN...

See my avatar picture, in the water I usually put it like this if I get tired of wearing it (which I prefer doing), out of the water I usually carries it in my hand if I can, if not I put it like this or backwards in the same position.

Last time I was checking my non deco times in my Suunto Zoop (when not having used it for a while) I remember it was corresponding more or less exactly with the RDP so at least for Suuntos computers I can aggree on that. How the algoritm for when the computer goes into "Deco mode" (if by...

About the course and instruction. It is a very fun course that teach you a lot and improves you in many ways both as adiver and in other ways. Nothing like what you said will happen. You will do exercises about removing the mask and loosing the regulator, but this is done very controlled, first...

The few times I dived notrox I analyzed myslef (only did 2 dives on it...) and I am planning to follow that rule for the future. I think I would worry to death and feel more or less panic just because of that and the hole dive would be ruined...! And as someone said, it only take once....

A wreck that is believed to be sunk in 1361 was found outside Sweden some weeks ago, I just did not think of posting it here. I googled some enligsh links for the interested.. Worlds oldest or not (thats what the article says), it is real old at least =) In those waters wood is well preserved...

I have always seen diving as a hard to do exclusive thing for real proffesionals, at least when I was young. Then a friend did the OW on some vacation and I realized that anyone can do it and I decided to do it when I got the chance. After moving to Shanghai and having easy access to South...

It seems like people forget one thing, this goes for most animals of course. Humans live in a protected enviroment whithout any obvious dangers in our daily life, the animals has it the other way totally. The first thing in the head (or reflex more likely since most of the has very small brains)...

The Olympus XZ-1 seems very popular for underwater photography, not the cheapest compact but definatly a good one! I just got a underwater case for mine but did not test it yet. Also good for all kinds of pictures above water and still not too big in size. The case costed me 340USD or something...

If you are going to dive that much I understand that you want regulator etc. However after buying those kits there is still more you will need, wet/dry suite, computer, safety equipment, fins, etc. I made my AOW directly after the OW, I know several that did this. If the diving conditions is...

How is it likely that you will perform your diving? Every week or for vacation only? What is your waters, temperature etc? The first thing I bought was a computer, mask and a wet suite. I am very happy about that. I would recommend everyone to get a computer as one of the first things...

I never carried anything so far, why? Only been to two dive vacations, the first one I did not own a single peace of equipment, on the second one I had some (mask, computer, suite, gloves), it was only dives with DM and Guides all the time, so there where plenty of people with this equipment...

Throwing a wild card in: The Great Wall of China Never been there, but it looks kinda cool.

I get this problem now and then on my Debit Visa, when they say that it does not work I just tell them to take it on Credit (There is NO credit on that card), and it works fine, I cannot remember that it never worked when trying that but might have happened..

I have been thinking about this for a while, never tried a mask or never even held one in my hand, the question is: How to equalize ear and sinuses when you cannot squeeze your nose?

The deeper you go, the less squeeze for each foot you go. The Padi OW manual will explain the details. But you are correct yes.

Maybe this can be my case also, I have some troubles equalizing and specially is a feel just a small small combustion (Or what the heck it is called when the sinuses feels a little tight upon breathing), it is almost impossible and I have had this feeling of traumatized ear canals several times...

First dive was only 45' for 25 minutes so he where well within any limits. 50' allows 80mins dive.