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    Gilboa Quarry Changing Hands

    Where's that?
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    How to get trained for factory-authorized servicing?

    How would I go about taking classes to become authorized by a manufacturer (Atomic, for instance) to service their regulators? I'm mainly interested in this for the same reason I'm VIPing my own tanks: I'm super picky about who touches my gear and want to know for certain that the work is done...
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    SDI Rescue Diver CPR/O2 prerequisites

    Does DAN's "DFA Pro" course meet the CPR/EO2/first aid prerequisite for SDI's Rescue Diver course?
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    Ice diving course?

    I'm in Michigan and looking to extend my diving season a bit. Ice diving looks like an interesting option, but I'm having a hard time finding a shop with either ice diving charters or classes on their calendar. I'm also concerned about doing a class like this with some random instructor. My OW...
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    Equalization education is poorly taught.

    In my PADI OW class, equalization was an early part of the course and very brief. We were taught to gently use the Valsalva maneuver "early and often." On my first checkout dive, I discovered that being gentle wasn't effective for me. For the next 10 dives, I rather forcefully equalized with the...
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