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With Suunto the upgrade software isn’t going to be in the public domain.

Real master divers:

I'm the DO of Fyne-divers and a member of HMS Neptune, plus BSAC's Chair. I'm always looking for new people to dive with.

The problem for UK citizens using DAN is they are not registered (or approved) by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide insurance or other financial activities. Anything goes wrong there is no avenue for recourse. Even BSAC is registered with the FCA because we provide 3rd Party...

My U.K. provider has gone completely paperless, therefore no ‘insurance card’ is issued.

Where about in Scotland, I’m in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire. Providing the corrugated hose and the inflator fitting are comparable it doesn’t matter. I used a ScubaPro inflator on an AP Valves stab jacket for years.

For Thailand, contact Tim Lawrence at ‘Dive Tech Thailand’ . Not only does he teach, but runs exploration expeditions in SEA and worldwide.

As are the Suunto EON Steel & Steel Black.

On the medical front Immersion Pulmonary Oedema (IPO) has come to the fore.

According to the manual, Para 3.12 'Free' is one of the 5 modes. If the unit is under two years old you may have a warranty claim, provided you registered it straight after purchase.

This makes me think you were experiencing nitrogen narcosis (NN). The effects of NN become more pronounced the deeper you go. For most people it kicks in from around 25m, but can be as shallow as 15m.

Here’s a novel idea. Continuous Professional Development (or whatever alternative name you want) for all Instructor Trainers. Say every 5 years. 8 have to do 40 hours every year to retain my Chartered status.

Suunto EON Steel and Black:

Like any business, I would be surprised if PADI didn’t test the market before getting into bed with a partner. There are loads of accredited bodies throughout the world issuing ISO certifications. SCUBA is not just the domain of the EUF. Remember the certificate belongs to the certifying body...

This is exacly the way BSAC brings on new instructors, then develops they to acive whatever level they want; including drafting new course material from Ocean Diver to Trimix diving in the depths.

SIS have offices in the U.K. and around the world. The days of EUF dominance in diving ISO accreditation are coming to an end. Agencies, like PADI, will go out to tender for they’re next renewal. As BSAC operate in Australia, I’m surprised you don’t know about us.

When asked to ‘help out’ like you describe - I inform the operator it will cost them US$2,500 per dive, as I’m on holiday not working.

Unfortunately, this will not provide a full list as other ISO certification bodies also issue SCUBA ISO’s, like SIS Certifications Pvt Ltd in India.

Some are assuming when I talk about a checkout dive it would involve skills being demonstrated, not the case. For me a checkout dive is the first in a series where I confirm my weighting (going from cold water, drysuit to warm water 3mm wetsuit shortie). The operator gets to see whether my...

Here in the U.K. Dive boats have a maximum of 12 divers. Any more and the boat would need to carry at least 8 lifeboats and operate under SOLAS. Additionally, U.K. charter boats are supplying a taxi service with no responsibility for the divers once they jump off the boat. The responsibility...