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  1. Papa3

    how much to tip for 10 day liveaboard?

    Me too. I don't mind tipping where the service merits it but loathe when tipping is expected. We were once chased across a busy pedestrian area by a waiter after one of the worst meals I have ever eaten and some of the poorest service imaginable. He seemed to believe that we owed him a tip as...
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    Gopro Hero 3+ Standard Waterproof Housing Question

    My GoPro 3 came with the 60m housing and has never given me a problem in over 100 dives. I have seen 2 of the new 40m housings flood in the last 6 months, both in water far less than 40m deep.
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    Interacting with sea life look but don't touch!

    This is not made easy by either the examples set by aquariums as seen above or by resort dive guide's/DM's poking, prodding and feeding the marine life. I have seen plenty of dive professionals breach what was taught to me as one of the fundamental rules of diving. Locally we have strict rules...
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    AOW vs GUE Fundamentals

    I am working through AOW with PADI just now. When I started diving last year I wanted to get some experience before starting AOW. As it turns out this was a poor decision as AOW would have been much more beneficial directly after OW. Our course is running every Sunday for 5 weeks, 1 hour in...
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    Miss Scuba Manners....What's your unwritten dive etiquette rule?

    I am obviously calmer than I thought by comparison to some of the answers. I have to agree with touching my kit, I am very particular about how it goes together, is cleaned and stored etc. I do get touchy when divers lift twins by the manifold, if you don't know how to do it, don't do it...
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