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Hello, I am planning on doing 2 dives tomorrow so e time between 8am to 1pm-ish. i have a one hour flight at 8:40am the following day. So this will be about 20 hours after the last dive. I know it should be 24 hours but on DAN's website they indicate it is possibly safe after 17 hours...

Hi, I would love to stay at Anse Chastnet in St Lucia but it is just too expensive. From what I have seen / read it appears that the best scuba diving is at Soufriere Bay - is this true? For half the cost of Anse Chastnet I could stay at St Lucian (Rex Resort) at Rodney bay, but would I not...

Some really basic questions but I'd like to understand the "science" behind the answers. Knowing why I need to do something is important... 1) I understand that if you were hold to breath ascending it could lead to lung over expansion, air embolism etc. BUT if I am taking a photo underwater at...

Feeling pretty deflated heading home from Wraysbury without completing my dry suit course. So I got to Wraysbury (muddy bottomed reservoir in the UK) at 9am and it took until 11am to finally get kitted up and into the water. I just wasn't sinking so had 18kg added to my pockets!! When we made...

Hi, I'm really getting into amateur photography (on land!) and know what to look for in a good (not top spec and too expensive) camera. I used to have a Pentax DSLR but have just changed to a more compact Lumix G5 - a fantastic camera I think. I am going to the Red Sea in a few months and...

There is another post asking whether people use their log books/why log dives, but my question is - do you mock people who enjoy keeping a log book? :dontknow: I recently completed my OW course with PADI and through the course the instructor never once referred to my log book with me. It was...

Hi all, I'm very excited because yesterday I completed my fourth dive so became PADI Open Water certified. I've posted about it in my blog linked below. I am so excited and I'm already thinking about when I can go diving next. I have to says though, the instructor I had was so quiet and...

For a while now I've been realizing that my fitness levels have dropped significantly. When I had to take the 200m fitness test for the PADI Open Water course, the fact that I got out of breath shocked me. PADI further recommends that you build your fitness levels for longer and more enjoyable...

I'm about to take to the open water to complete my PADI course and there is something that is troubling me. I've tried to get over it but there's still a small part of me that knows if/when I see a shark, I will be scared. I understand what you're meant to do in response to the behaviour sharks...

I am about to do my PADI Open Water Referral Course this weekend and will complete my dives out in Greece whilst on holiday. I would love to do some diving in the UK with seals, but will need to wear a dry suit for this. My buddy believes that you need to take additional training courses to...

Hi, I'm sorry if there is a separate forum area for this sort of thing, please tell me if so, but I wanted to share the blog I have started about my experience of learning to dive. Would love to read other people's and I am finding these difficult to search for on google - does anyone have...

I am still waiting for my diving school to send me my PADI materials. I am doing a two day course next weekend with the aim to complete the Open Water Referral at the end of it to then complete my PADI Open Water Diver in Greece. How much prep time do you think I need before the class? Does...

Hi everyone, I saw some really helpful forum posts on here so I've just joined and will hopefully be able to get lots of advice now that I'm about to start my PADI Open Water course. I've started a blog to track my progress and future dives if anyone wants to check it out or share their...