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    My fin booties chafe behind the ankle

    As the title says, that's what happened on the last dive trip. The rear of the booties rubbed off the uppermost layer of skin behind my ankle. Anyone have a solution?
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    Why don't technical divers use full face masks?

    Just curious. I was thinking that a full face mask would have saved Dave Shaw or many other people from drowning. Is it because the mask makes regulator switching troublesome?
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    How do I stay down longer?

    I've only managed 20 metres horizontally. What do you suggest for improving this? I'm not going to be anywhere near the sea any time soon; just the local pools.
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    Diving to 42 metres for emergency purposes

    The PADI RDP says not to dive to 42 metres except for emergency purposes. I'm curious: what are these 'emergency purposes'?
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    How much risk was I at for DCS?

    Back in December, I was making my 15th dive in Barracuda Lake, Coron. The divemaster took me down to 26.4 metres depth; twice my certification. At the end of the dive, I determined that my pressure group on the PADI RDP (30m 40 min) was way past the NDL (the nearest thing we did to a...
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