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A drysuit AND warm clothing beneath it. Gloves and woollen socks, too. Get a warm hood. Some of you skin (face) could get exposed though, so perhaps you want an "icehood" (search for one online, e.g. the H2 icehood).

In this video the backpressure valve of the helmet has failed (and the pump too). In this case the pressure inside the helmet is 1 ATM and outside maybe 6 ATM. And guess what happens. Now, your drysuit (helmet) will not have a hose connected to the surface unless you are a commercial diver.

As the ambient pressure increases (and hence the pressure inside the suit - they are equal because the suit is not a pressure vessel but made of flexible cloth) the air inside the suit gets compressed. This allows the suit fabric to come closer to your skin. You may wear some undergarments...

I do ask you to think. If you do wear a drysuit, then the exhaust valve controlling you buoyancy is on your left hand. This means your depth gauge (which you constantly need to see) must be on your right arm. Hence, the light must be on the left.

I do not remember which company I relied on. Pick one though, that guarantees small teams. Please familiarize yourself with the drysuit. It is a beast to controll. Ten hours with it will make you "experience" so much better.

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That's interesting! Empty of stuff?

If not a winner, then at least worth a honorable mention in the "weirdest thing affecting a diver on high seas". I mean, thats, ... epic!

Oh! That would be such a greek thing to do!

Yes! Those precious moments of life are worth cherishing! And even if the phone would no work, the pics on the SD-card (removable, hopefully), are intact. You do live in a happy place. ♥️ 😨

I am a search and recovery diver. Hence, my list is a bit long. I could have picked one or two items only, but it is fun to share, so... I've found a few interesting things, indeed. I live in a city that was formed in the 13th century and it has a river flowing through it. On one of my dives I...

Four hours in a pool? Wow, that's epic! I've only seen 2 hours max. It wasn't a full time job, though.

Welcome!

Doing business does incur some costs. Why neoprene in a pool? The water is warm. Soaking is against the ocean salt. Please refactor it in course fees.

Deep diving is a required part - at least for PADI and CMAS. CMAS International Diver Training Standards and Procedures Manual, for example, sets a 25m or 82ft dive as a requirement, but it does not specify how much time you need to spend below 60 ft. PADI has its own requirements. And then we...

The 90 feet limit for advanced open water divers is a maximum safe depth. I don't think it's a compulsory depth :) The "experience a deep dive to 90ft" AOWD-thing is for people with no pressure related limitations. For you 60 feet is probably "deep" because of the imminent danger that you pump...

Going to 60 feet is probably not relevant (although you could spend 10 secs there!). Refusing it on the grounds of safety, and telling why, would be acceptable in my opinion. Every respectable instructor would love your attitude. Our hobby is very much focused on diver safety. If you do have a...

Pressure inside a drysuit is the same as it is outside. An airtight sealed pump would still collapse/dent/get damaged in a drysuit, I fear. Some equipment though, such as the insulin monitor and pump possibly, are certified to be waterproof to a certain depth. Go deeper, and water will get in...

A perforated eardrum is actually great in comparison to a perforated lung (trying to simplify things here). (probably a lingering issue, if you say so)