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Insulin dependent diabetics run a risk of hypoglycemic shock, that is their blood sugar gets so low due to a combination of meds used to control high blood sugar (by lowering it) and exercise (which lowers it). This manifests as nonresponsiveness, lethargy, inability to think clearly, incoherent...

Excellent and fair question. I have a yes. Everyone I dive with has that information, including boats and operators. A quiet conversation and a current medical evaluation signed by a physician is presented for their records.No one has ever declined to do business with me nor has anyone ever...

I find this whole thing amusing. The purpose of the form is to establish whether there is an increased risk to a diver due to a medical condition. I have no idea where the concept of a diving professional assessing a medical condition came from. Research has determined that this particular list...

Done. I love sharks.

If one shop provides a certain service that in your opinion is superior to another, buy that service from that shop. If a comment is made as to your "disloyalty" simply explain that the "this' shop does X better, and the other shop does Y better. Let them know what the problem is, and let them...

Good call, posting here, we'll keep an eye out. You might want to get in touch with Aquarius II and MBDC, lots of recovered gear winds up there. Nomad

All the above,good info. Mares is slowly phasing out parts support for Dacor regs, so eventually you wont be able to service it, but that's years away. For $300.00 you paid a fair price. The trick to really get your money's worth is to dive as much as possible. Divide what you paid by how many...

Conditions got bad overnight. BW was surgy and we had maybe 5 feet. If i didn't have to go in (students) I would not have.It was doable, but no fun. -Nomad

I'll be down at BW tomorrow morning. I Have a buddy with a class down there this weekend, at 6:00 PM I got a conditions report: 15 to 20 at class depth, looks like it opened up deeper. It's Monterey. Amusing that "It's Monterey" is a sufficient and understandable conditions report.:shakehead...

You'll be gratified to know that there are commercial small boat trawlers who advocate closing the salmon season here in Norcal in order to try to restore stocks. The ecological mechanisms are different, with rivers being the primary problem, but the principals of wise stewardship is the same...

I thought we had a sticky for this question...Can't find it. Do your first dives at Breakwater. Lots of reasons for this, but mostly it has to do with being a basic orientation to Monterey diving with good facilities and infrastructure. This thread might be very useful...

If you have a couple plastic tubs, the kind with rope handles, bring them and stage your gear on the sand. Upon exit after first dive, your second tank is right there, and you have a nice, sand proof place to put your gear down. In the tub. keeps everything nice and clean. Bring a tarp, a couple...

Not a "I know someone" story, This was me, years ago. Was stupid, and the event caused me to deeply rethink how I do things. I now see far more clearly the value of good, repetitive training, and keeping your head. I ran out of air at 100 feet. Signaled my "buddy' and the divemaster, but they...

Only with the correct and appropriate sacrifices and propitiation. I am happy to perform the proper ritual, but you need something to offer up in sacrifice. A really cool dive computer will work, I think. Just send me yours and I'll take care of everything. yeah, that's the ticket... -Nomad

1. Good procedures pay off exceptionally well here. Not rushing, buddy checks, good communication with hand signals, masks on, regs in the mouth during entry, etc. 2. Keep your gear in good service order. Beach diving is exceptionally hard on gear. Do a couple crawls and you'll see what I mean...

Oh, yeah, didn't mean to imply it wasn't. I have a bad habit of double checking things when I'm unsure.Arouses my curiosity. The discussion really is just semantic.In practice, you buy new dive specific gear from anything resembling a reputable source, it's all good. Nomad

Don't have the information on the actual reg, however, according to the Handbook of Compressed Gases by the Compressed Gas Association, both high pressure (above 1000 psi) air and argon tanks require a CG 1 plug with an A designation (which means you only need one plug) not trying to be...

Was one of the pair a female diver? I once had to intercept the mans hand when he got a little too close to my buddy one rainy day. Nomad

Add to this, DOT regs forbid filling a pressure cylinder without an OPV. Or so i was trained. You can have both though.

Mike, You did just right. I've seen a few divers with way more dives than you in much more benign conditions completely lose it. Related to this subject, here is a good article and Mike could be an example of what to do. Ten commandments to stay alive in the wild I have a question though...