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    New format

    Ah. Once we have access to the Admin site I should be able to get rid of that. Could you please send me a "Conversation" so that I don't forget? Conversation = Private Message in "new speak"
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    New format

    Top of the page you should see a light blue bar. On the right side should be your avatar. Place your cursor over your avatar and a drop down menu should appear. From the menu, select any of the sections to edit. It's nice a clean, pretty slick and fast compared to the old "Profile" page...
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    Do you think your OW class should have covered some areas better?

    It is in the PADI world: From both the Open Water Diver Manual and the iPad “Touch” version (and I assume the eLearning version as well): “Disconnecting Your Low Pressure Inflator An unlikely but possible malfunction is for your BCD (or dry suit) inflator to stick. Your response is to...
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    Scuba License Plate Frames?

    When I'm parked at remote dive sites, the gear is with me underwater...sorry, could not resist. ---------- Post added January 12th, 2016 at 08:43 PM ---------- My vanity plate? DIVRMAN...a Fathers' Day gift a number of years ago. No way of getting away from that advertisement. .
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    BCD problem

    Well, we can all go home now...nothing more to see here. Nice.
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    Dry Suit and Buoyancy Control

    Eventually you will be comfortable with whatever way works for you. You may even find combinations of both, depending on circumstances, of which there are many variables. Regarding the valve, you will find a "setting" that allows enough resistance to prevent air from escaping, yet allowing it...
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    BCD problem

    If the primary issue is the BCD riding up on you, could you not have a crotch strap added? A luggage repair shop (or similar) could sew on a strap for you.
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    BCD problem

    No chance of an exchange then?
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    Will Air Integration in dive computers replace the SPG?

    Yup...it's always at the top of any of my lists.
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    Wall Dives as Part of OW Certification Checkout Dives

    hahaha...we often have a hard time finding 40 feet.
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    Things they don't teach in SCUBA school

    Yeah, mine stays out. If on a boat, there is a whole ocean to rinse it in.
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    What if Shearwater made a purely recreational computer???

    A number of "off topic" posts have been deleted. Really folks, take your bickering to PMs.
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    Wall Dives as Part of OW Certification Checkout Dives

    With regard to PADI, there is no requirement for a "hard bottom". However there are definite restrictions on the maximum depths reached during your Open Water training dives. Those maximum depths are: Dives 1 & 2: 40 feet Dives 3 & 4: 60 feet
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    Military Discounts?

    That single post was iisaro's first and last time on SB.
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    Spanish diver dead - Costa Rica

    Off topic posts have been removed. If you wish to continue discussing Dandy Don’s methods, you can start your own thread in an appropriate Forum…which this is not. If you are not familiar with the purpose of the A&I Forum, read the TOS and special rules.
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    On what it is like to be a new diver

    And so far not one of them has been in touch.
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    On what it is like to be a new diver

    Nice post John. I wasted a bunch of time last night trying to contact my 8 students for my class this week. Our policy is to contact the students before class to "interview" them. Talk about expectations, what they need to do before class, answer questions they may have so far, etc. I could...
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    Use of Drysuit during Open Water Training

    Learn in the tool you will use.
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