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A 32-year-old Wisconsin man died after being pulled from waters off Haena Beach Park on Kauai on Friday. According to the Kauai Fire Department, Chester Stoda of Black River Falls, Wis., scuba diving with a friend near Tunnels Beach. Lifeguard John Cammak watched the pair as they dove and...

Sorry I said I would be around, but I have been busy for a few months. We should get together one of these days... :zen:

...the NOAA Diving Manual, 4th ed. hardcover since it went "on sale." I am guessing the 5th edition will be out soon. Haven't really read it yet, so I was wondering what sections do i need to learn, what is nice to learn, and what can be skipped. I probably won't skip any parts, just might...

Let me recommend the local diving of Hawaii. Not really a dive destination but the diving is pretty good anyways, each island has a different "dive scene," the DMs are dive leaders who will lead you around unless you tell them not to, and there are things to see and do besides diving. And the...

I get 3 points from reading this thread: You are the one most responsible for your own well being. Be able to get back to safety on your own at all times. Have a predive discussion to cement down all important points. This should always include key hand signs. Non-SB divers are not...

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I wonder if diving is often a Mid-Life thing:hiding: that got way out of hand... :zen:

My favorite fins are MY fins. I only have one pair. They fit and they help push me around underwater. :D :zen:

I have heard that the various DM programs are similar, but need some clarification. Since the NAUI DM course assumes the NAUI MD course was taken, but PADI does not have a similar MD class, does that mean the NAUI MD type of skills and knowledge are missing from a PADI DM, with the DM...

If you want to be really cool, do Mask On Sideways. :cool2: Then you'd be truly elite... :zen:

Sounds like a neat exercise. How fast were they rising with a full BC? Do all of them successfully disconnect? What about lung over expansion for new student divers who might be holding their breath in the excitement of it all? ************************************************ OK, so...

If the Nav AOW dive is not that useful, will the full class be much better? Will it turn me into an UW orienteering expert? Some sort of a dive boy scout? Or maybe an UW IFR(in pilot-speak) diver? I assume there is no "under the hood" time offered if my local area has good visibility most of...

Is the guy who found it a member of this forum? If you are, let us know what happened, you made the news! :zen:

If my BCD inflator were to get stuck open, how much time to I have to disconnect/vent before it could lead to injury? I know there are a few different factors such as depth, starting position, and how open the inflator got stuck, so what are the different scenarios that you have actually...

Since you are posting equipment pics anyways, one can't help but be reminded of a previous thread concerning kicking techniques, coffee tables, and cameras. Just sayin... you are already halfway there :crafty: :zen:

This one - Post 72: "...mentioned to one of the sales guys that 10 pounds was apparently enough to sink me in salt water ..." which implies that she felt 10 was enough. But as I said before, I know nothing of the setup or calculations. :zen: Oops, thread crossed. Sorry TexasKaren68.

Although I do agree that there is a lot of opinion in SB stated as fact, to which a newb such as myself might be tempted to accept as such, I am gonna have to invoke Godwin's Law on you :tongue2: And for the record, I think she will also be overweighted with 25#, mainly based on another thread...

Weird. So what are the questions that you recommend someone "randomly ask?" ?? ?? ?? . . . :zen:

So the DM class gives: No or the tiniest skill increase:shakehead: - booo Better situational awareness - which counts as a skill IMHO. Is there some cool DM technique to it? :dontknow: Some dive theory - could be useful in unexpected situations General knowledge - could help with dive...

OK, setting myself up for massive flames, but here goes...:landmine: Is a Dive Master a better diver...:confused: ...statistically speaking, as compared to someone who has dived similar environments, has a similar number of dives (including DM cert dives), and same overall level of mental...