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I was bored in lockdown and shaved my head. ( sober at the time too.) Once we get back to diving I will wear one of these. Chaos Multi Tubular Headwear - Unisex | MEC It can double as my face covering too, On the boat ride I will wear it under my regular hat but from gearing up to under water...

Not sure about Mexico but be very careful going in or out of the UAE. Some OTC medicines are banned for imports and you can become a guest of the local government for not less than 4 years on any drug related offense,

That is in the USA where there is a definite anti-science faction in the population. Also the US is more on individual rights and freedom, many are going because someone told them not to go. In other places, people are more willing to trust science and their government and are more focused on...

A big problem here is finding out exactly what the rules are. This predates the current situation. They will sometimes post on Facebook but not their official sites, they will post on their official sites but not on Facebook, they may not post at all but just make a news announcement that may...

I am an engineer and have some knowledge of physics. I understand that dive physics needs to be explained in simple terms to most divers, not all are from a STEM background and some are still in Jr High. However simple explanations do not need to be wrong and they should follow the generally...

In Moalboal now. Currently only Philippine nationals, permanent residents and spouses are allowed entry. If allowed in you need a 14 day quarantine, a citizen can self quarantine but the few foreigners must go to government approved facility. Arrivals at NAIA are severely limited. Foreigners...

It shows Philippines on 15 Jun, they started limited domestic flights yesterday (1 Jun)

64 and I dive air for one or two tank days, If I am diving three tanks or more nitrox if available. Just looking at cumulative nitrogen loading, I notice no difference on my energy levels. Most of my dives are group dives and someone is low on gas before I am so extended bottom time is no...

Overall I think that the direction of the impacts of this are clear, the magnitude of the impacts will depend on how long it takes to start to get to whatever will be normal. Internet will be more important, we will do more on line learning instead of classes. Some universities have already...

I am seldom asked for cards, however a reputable dive shop will (should) ask for (or about) them before taking you deep, wreck (penetration anyway), or giving you a tank of nitrox.

I am of the school of thought that the only specialties to get are those that give you a c card required to do some types of dives that you want to do. Examples are deep, nitrox, ice, cave and wreck dives. You are likely to be asked to show your card at a reputable dive operator to do these...

The problem with saying that a diver reverts to their training is that it assumes that they were trained to begin with. They may have a c card but that does not actually mean that they were trained or trained properly or paid attention to their training. If they really were following their...

Dry suit infiltrator?

I only used it once. We had planned a 2 week all inclusive in Jamaica for family, kids and in laws. 4 adults 2 teenagers. It was a high end and over Xmas and New Year so was around $20,000 CDN. MIL had a mild stroke about 2 weeks pre-departure, Dr advised against travel so he wrote a note, I...

He has his dive gear with him. He will be able to dive his living room.

I am sorry but the position of the gas in the BC does not impact buoyancy that much. Perhaps if the shifting caused a slight increase in the height of the gas bubble it would expand but at any depth beyond a couple m the amount of expansion due to a diver rotating from horizontal to vertical...

They are both 4 lbs negative assuming no difference in the air in their BC from start to end of dive. The weight of the tank does not matter, how much lead they have and how buoyant their bodies are does not matter. AAll that matters is the change in weight during the dive and in both cases it...

Put me in the anti tipping group. I expect to pay for a service up front not have a hidden amount that I am expected to pay afterwards. If you cannot make a living at what you are doing then you should look for another job. There are lots of complaints from dive instructors here about how hard...

I spent a summer at Cold Lake Alberta and dove with the military dive club there. They had an annual fund raiser to go to the golf course and dive for balls. They sold the balls and used the proceeds for club level equipment, O2 stuff, IIRC the excess went to a charity. Nasty diving, not really...

Some of our best vacations with kids involved taking the in laws. That gave us 4 adults and 2 kids, everyone had a chance to enjoy being with the kids, being able to do adult things and the kids really loved the time with the grandparents. We were in just about every combination, a kid alone...