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In colder, lower-viz locales one tends to become much more conservative when training. When the standards call for direct supervision, that means being able to get to & put your hands on a student quickly, not just watch them from a greater distance simply because the vis allows you to do so...

You're right on about the Sherwoods, but I would tend to go with something a little higher up like a Magnum; Bruts tend to be a little harder breathers. Pax,

As someone who was trained in Canada all the way up through to IDCS, I think that the conditions and instructional methodology inherent in diving there translates to people who can dive and teach just about anywhere. Frankly, I have found that people coming from temperate climes transition...

Close! See here: A Minor Marine Miracle

Hi all, A friend sent photos of something he found while diving in the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City FL. He seems to think it's some kind of shell, but it I can't find anything in my reference sources to confirm this I.D. Meanwhile, I think it part of a sea rod or sponge that has dried &...

Your experiences with UK lights is absolutely opposite to ours. We have UK lights that are almost 20 years old & still going strong. Our "newest" UK LEDs are about 3 years old. So I'm at a loss to explain your bad track record with UK lights. That being said, I really think the OP needs to...

As someone who started out diving with used gear, I agree with most here that it is a great way to get into the sport without having to sell a major organ or body part. That being said, there is "used" and there is "OLD" and IMHO the gear in question falls into the latter category. Many good...

Excellent! Good luck & don't be shy about asking lots of questions of your CD or here. :D Regards,

To elaborate: the 1st part of the IDC is the Assistant Instructor (AI) portion; the 2nd part is the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI). During a crossover you will be taught the relevant portions of the AI section so that you have full exposure to the PADI system of learning & teaching. Thus...

First & foremost, as an Instructor with another agency, you are not required to take a full IDC. You are only required to do the OWSI portion of the course, which amounts to approx 4 days out of a 7 day IDC. So I guess my question back to you is why not do a crossover locally? You'll save...

A little punctuation would have made this post actually readable. :(

Please stop spreading mis-information in an effort to flog your wares. The likelihood of a contact lens being dislodged if your mask fills with water is quite remote. As for "a contact lens around the back of your eye" [if your mask gets flooded]... that's a physical impossibility: the lens...

Hey, Jim... In all likelihood the A/C will be on; there's no other real source of ventilation for the buildings @ the convention centre. Pearce & I tend to wander around in short sleeves & jeans, just because we do. But then we're tropicalized Canucks & have lost much of our thermal...

Another SeaVision fan here. Both Hubby and myself have been using them for several years, since we got to the [ahem] "bifocal" age. Gauge readers were never an option for me because I'm nearsighted+astigmatic; I used to wear contacts until I needed bifocals. As for the tinted lenses... I...

Pearce & I have used swivels on our octo 2nd stages for years, starting with our days in TGWN, so cold never was a factor with them for us. We like being able to orient the octo to any angle for the recipient...

We are once again making the bi-annual pilgrimage do DEMA. Who else is going?

Hello all! I’m proud to announce that both of the photographs we submitted for the GSP Fundraising Calendar Contest have been accepted as contenders. Now it’s up to YOU to vote: - Page 1, #58/95 is Pearce giving Cheeney his first "pep talk" (12th row down, 3 in from the left): The Photos...

I would tend to agree. This is my 3rd prescription (bifocal no less!) from Seavision & I can't fault their lenses for u/w acuity. Frankly, I don't know why anyone would opt to have lenses glued inside a mask when you can have properly ground optics that are corrected for use u/w. JMHO,

A drysuit is not a passive piece of equipment like a pair of fins that you just put on & off you go. It takes training to use a drysuit safely/effectively. Many of the things you need to learn are NOT intuitive, like how to manage gas in the suit or get yourself out of feet-first ascent. So...

Most confined water training for the drysuit course is done in a pool (although PADI standards indicated any body of water having "pool-like conditions" is considered "confined water") so I confess that I've never heard that a drysuit shouldn't be used in a pool. Other than continual use in a...