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    Dive Centre Mauritius

    Dive Sites in Mauritius - Maritim Diving Center Found these guys very good but access to the less travelled sites is dependant on the season.
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    Beginner questions for liveaboard and Komodo NP

    Only my 2p worth but I wouldn't want to arrive on unknown dive sites and just head off with a buddy. Our local diving would be done no justice by this approach as most of the sites have some unique feature that would likely be missed without a local guide. Caverns, swim throughs, spots known...
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    Ordered Light from LDS. Two months later still hasn't arrived

    Can't speak for the US/Canada but in UK law you have entered into a contract for the supply of goods. You have fulfilled your side of the deal by paying the agreed price, they have yet to fulfil their part of the contract by delivering the goods. Did you complete an order form? If so then...
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    Being Narc'd

    Never mind narc'd, if my maths is right you're diving in 3c water! You need to come down to the warmer parts of the world and thaw out.
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    My Google Map highlighting over 50 dive sites around Green Island in Taiwan

    This is something I would like to compile for our sites, how did you start? Is there a link to the editor?
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    GoPro Dive Housing Thread... Any Leaks?

    GoPro 3 150+ dives 42m No, red filter clips over the lens and is awful. No longer used. No leaks O ring wiped with a lint free cloth after rinse and dry. Occasional light grease and wipe.
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    Older BC - worries?

    The guy who leads many of our dives wears a Buddy Commando that he thinks is about 30 years old and has done over 15,000 dives with. Buy right, buy once.
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    Night diving, qualification required?

    Thanks all, confirms what I thought to be the case. I am very lucky to live in a sub tropical climate with cheap and easy access to diving. As mentioned I have dived at night on several occasions, most before completing the AOW with PADI. I always carry 2 spare lights. I quoted the above...
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    Night diving, qualification required?

    No rule here that requires a DM, though tourists must be accompanied by a local diver, but if you want to dive from a boat you need an operator.
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    Night diving, qualification required?

    Thanks Tom, limited choice here, there are only 2 operators. He is normally a very level lad but seemed to have his panties rather bunched about this point. I take it then PADI has no such requirement amongst their myriad of certifications?
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    Night diving, qualification required?

    I have been diving for almost a year and have accumulated 140 dives in that time. I recently completed my PADI AOW course including the night dive. This was something of a superfluous outing having already logged 30+ night dives for which I had no special training, just an explanation of the...
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    Dive Computer Recommendations

    I hope to own a Petrel in the future as I venture towards the tec training. Currently I have a Geo 2 and have had no problems with it. The USB cable is a bit of a con at £40 and the manual is awful but for every day use it is superb. Just replaced a battery at 140 dives.
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    whale kills person

    Tragic for all involved but how many of us wear a PFD when on a boat pre/post diving? Locally the operators insist on PFD's for snorkelling trips but I have never seen divers wearing them at home or when travelling.
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    dive light found at Wazee Lake

    Not mine, somewhat far from home, but Kudos for the effort.
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    Should I buy my own equipment???

    I always find it interesting to read the different opinions regarding equipment. At the level of diving you mentioned it is unlikely that you will ever balance the financial equation in favour of purchasing. Don't forget to include maintenance costs when counting the £££'s, it all adds up. 15...
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    What lures you to go night diving

    I love entering the water just as sun sets and seeing the change from "Day shift" to "Night shift". As mentioned your field of view being restricted to your light makes for a much more focussed experience and personally I find the tranquility of diving exponentially increases at night...
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    Post your last gear purchase

    Nanight Submersible Light System | Nanight Sport, Full Kit Value Pack One of these. Superb light. a new Miflex 210 hose a new 3l steel pony with a Beuchat DIN reg a used 7l Alu with Apeks DIN reg. All this despite the ban imposed on all Scuba purchases! :)
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    Cheap Chinese vs Genuine Cree?

    I went through a phase of trying to but the cheapest dive lights on the market just to see how good they were (or not). In the end I bought about a dozen lights ranging from £5-40. Of the one I bought 4 still work, probably about 50 dives on each. All of them made wild claims about the lumen...
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    diving holiday destination recommendation

    Fancy a bit of a commute? Our local centre www.facebook.com/divesthelena?ref=hl . Diving would suit as it is all boat diving but getting here is the real adventure! Vast majority of the diving is from RIB's so all of our water exits are kit passed up anyway. We have a few divers who need...
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    Questionnaire on a possible new suit, designed at a UK university

    I am confused and it's not even Friday yet. Does your Uni or town have a dive club/shop? How many of there members or customers expressed an interest "A SCUBA suit that works around the problem of DCI"
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