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If you plan to upgrade and get a license, then I recommend that you take the test at the REC. If this is the only credential you want, then go ahead and take the class and "buy" you license from the school. They will drill you on the questions, rather than teach you the material. If you're...

We dove from yaks in Lauderdale. It's an okay way to get there, even if it sounds too far. Three miles is about the limit for most folks but one mile was usually as far as we went out. The Hobie yaks are barges! They're a little slower than "fishing" yaks, but they haul a pile of gear and they...

Yeah, the OP didn't say they were spearing. I just threw that in as extra info. I didn't mean that you could spear in the sactuary. I should have pointed that out. Definitely off limits to spearing. But, I thought the rig was being saved. I'm sure that even if they remove the surface structure...

How far out you go depends on where you leave from. The further east you go on the coast, the further you need to go for deep water. From Galveston you can reach 80 feet in about 30 miles, maybe a bit less. From Port A it's much faster. Don't be afraid do jump into what appears to be low viz...

I would add two things. I would caution you about using your compass too much on these dives. You should be proficient at navigation, but nearly ALL of the diving on the Flower Gardens can be confined to a small circle within sight of the mooring line. You usually don't need to swim off...

You aren't required to keep one unless your boat is inspected. If you are required to keep it you jsut need a lined paper book. There are some required entries, predeparture checks, radio test, etc. (I have a self-inking stamp for these checks.) You may also be required to log your life-saving...

I thought I replied to your post but maybe I messed it up . . . anyway,... Nothing in your post is new about the rules. The Coast Guard has been doing this for several years. I taught these classes for a while and it's unfortunate that the license mills turn out so many "captains" who don't...

Aslo, you can just say the english word "security" and people will help you. Nobody cares about the details, not even the Coasties. -dennis

Thanks for the info guys. I may make a road trip this summer, St Andrews jetty; venice, fl for shark teeth; West Palm for the Blue Heron bridge; NC for U-352; NY for non-diving; then Michigan for fishing and paddling and maybe some diving. -dennis

I just hate paperwork. Plus, paperwork and wet gear and such, the book just gets trashed. I don't see a compelling reason to log dives. I'm much more focused on the next dive rather than the last dive. I do occasionally make notes of where I find things (gold coins, fossils, flounders), and like...

One book you can try is also very cheap, because it's been in print for so long and any older copy will do. Chapman's Piloting and Small Boat Seamanship. A similar book, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship also covers a lot of boating nomenclature. Moving up in the world of shipping you can get...

I was thinking of making a trip to New Jersey to check out the submarine. Yeah, I know there are several up there, but only one German submarine within or close enough to recreational limits. Then I thought, maybe there is a better place to go see a submarine. Looking for all the normal stuff...

Thanks for all the input. I'm coming up there in the second part of April to start checking things out. In fact, my job isn't in the PNW at all, but rather on a research ship. I work 28 days and then have 28 days off. So commuting isn't a problem, ever. I just have to get to or from the airport...

Hey all. I'm moving to the Seattle area and looking for suggestions on where. I'd like to be 40 minutes or less from Seattle, but also within easy access to the best diving. I get the impression that there is more diving in the north part of the sound? Where is the best variety or the best...

I'm jealous. I'm moving up there in September. I can't wait to escape the heat of the south. I'm from Texas but live in Fort Lauderdale now. Bleh... See ya in the Fall. -dennis

I am new to dry suits, but I did read the book! I burped it on the dock and then again in the water, but the neck seal was above the water at the time. I think my wrist seals are too tight, so I doubt anything could pass there. I'm going in the pool today to try it all out. I have three sets...

Men's size M Black with blue trim, Gold on the inside! 7mil on the core, 5 on the extremities, built-in hood Great suit, dived it maybe 10-15 times. Never peed in! Located in Fort Lauderdale now. I travel to Atlanta and Houston pretty regularly, so if you're in the SE I can...

Also, I have this question. I dive from a lot of small boats, kayaks and the like. When you dive from small craft (really small craft) you get in the water, you dump your gear over the side and don the gear in the water. Is there some way to do this with a dry suit? The inflator hose can't be...

So, on my first open water dive with the new DUI TLS it leaked a little. I dumped out maybe a couple of pints of water after the dive of maybe 30 minutes of chipping oysters off a couple of boats. I'm not sure how to go about diagnosing a leak. I'm thinking it was the zipper because the top...

Here's the problem with progress: it always leaves me in the dust. I have never done much cold water diving, but when I did, my gold core 7/5 semi dry suit was always there and I loved it. Trouble was, I bought it a little on the small side and since then, I have become even less small than I...