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I assume you're taling about the french pass accident - looks like there was a was a long, long chain of errors. Here's where they were diving - the current runs at 2 metres a second, and it looks like a waterfall: definitely isn't the best place to send hungover trainee 'zero to hero'...

All good points - but I'll add the key event in many 'missing diver' events: Surface when they tell you to. No matter how much air you have left, and regardless of how experienced a diver you are, if it’s a 40 minute dive be on the surface at 40 minutes: the boat will be on the...

Nice photos - where abouts is the rock pool? I'd love to find a decent shore dive in SE Queensland. Cheers, Rohan.

Folks- Can anyone here think of any services in rural western towns that could, with a suitable adaptor, fill scuba tanks? I'm thinking the fire service and hospitals, as both need clean compressed air. I'm working in outback Australia and have found a site I want to dive. Like rural...

yep. lots of times. Just get a mould, some scrap lead and a large metal ladle with a long handle. The fumes that come off are toxic - so best not do it in a poorly ventilated area. A normal fire will melt lead - I've used a normal internal fireplace and a fire outside. I've melted...

I've had the dubious pleasure of sharing a liveaboard with a couple who had two of those. Every 1-2 minutes they would sound off to call their beloved over to show their latest discovery. Here a honk. There a honk. Everywhere a honk-honk. Did I mention they were using them...

BTW - can you get an honest taxi fare out of PAL into town, or are the sharks and doctored taxi meters still there?

Hope you've already booked the Odyssey - last I heard shes booked out until mid 2011.

Excellent to hear that I'm not the only Tasmanian returning to diving this week after a prolonged break! Just get back on that horse Steve and start flogging it! Good to hear the twin 7's are working out well. I'm embrassed to admit how long it has been since my last dive. Lets just stay I...

Please tell me you are joking! I really enjoyed diving with the Undersea Explorer. They always had a great local component, and the science aspect was always interesting. I have several mates who were about to book for their fantastic whale diving trips. Bugger!

The shirts sound cool - I'll grab a medium and a small.

Hi there - I'm keen to get my hands on the N2ition 3 computer: it looks like the 2009 update of the good old Nitek Duo/IQ700/N2ition, with 3 gasses, deep stops and a better display. Any word when you expect to be shipping these? What algorithm does it use? I assume it has gauge...

I'm currently reading my way through it. It's an excellent guide to deco and Mark has done an great job in making a sometimes daunting subject very clear and easy to understand. I also have a few books by Weinke but have never managed to digest them: maybe after Marks book I'll give them a...

Done. Mrs Tassie, Dr Tassie, Jnr Tassie and Jnr Tassie's nanny (Mrs Tassies sister) are all booked in. We're taking two weeks off and will probably stop off to dive Byron and Coffs on the way down. Any suggestions for must-do dive sites located between Brisbane and Fish Rock, or...

I think a key question is: Will a panicking diver have the presence of mind to pull a functioning regulator out of their mouth and replace it with the pony regulator, while also turning the pony tank on? I don’t think so. I agree with Byran 100% that gas management and air share...

Well, after a lot of hunting around for the brightest back up light on the market, and lots of questions to Packhorse, I've settled on this mini-powerhouse. The Oxycheq Raiders may come close to these for brightness, but they have way too many bugs with their switches and lenses. The older...

No. In the year 2009 people should not care about any imperial units of measurement: feet, yards, chains, bull-roars and other such historical oddities. America - the Stone Age called: they want their measurement system back... :D

Dudes - Has anyone had any luck attaching pockets to a very stretchy 3mm? Success and disaster stories are equally welcome, as well as recommendations for a suitable pocket, and peoples experiences re sewing vs gluing. I've added pockets to drysuits and 7mm wetsuits before, but my...

How long have you been married? Rule number one: the husband is always wrong. It's not that she's too slow, it's always that you're too fast. :D Now go apologise to her and buy yourself a camera to slow yourself down. :D My wife is the first Mongolian woman to ever be...

Hi there Christine - With only 10 days I would choose one site, maybe two. Note that flying between islands will take away 2 diving days: a travel day and a day prior to that of no (or 1-2 shallow morning) dives. What do you like - wreaks or walls? I would rate Truk>>Palau>>>>the...