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  1. Dody

    First dives in France (Mediterranean sea)

    Hello, Until now, I had never dived in France, my country. Only in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America. This summer, my wife and I are taking advantage of a friend's invitation to dive in Nice. On the bright side, the dive presented as multi-level was rather "challenging". Lots of...
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    First « cold » dive

    I have always dived in warm waters. The coldest has been 20 degrees C and if it was ok underwater except going through thermoclines, the boat ride back and the surface time between two dives were awful. I really hate the cold. I just traveled to Senegal for professional reasons and decided that...
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    French exception

    Hello. As some might or might know, in France, deco training is mandatory from level 2 (which is somehow equivalent to AOW + deep). A Master Diver or Dive Master who is not trained for deco would be limited to level 1 which is 20meters max with an instructor (not even a buddy). And people don’t...
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    Tether or not tether

    Hello. I am travelling to the Maldives for a few dives. One of the locations we want to go is prone to strong currents horizontally and vertically. Rarely but it happens. Nothing that really bothers me. I can handle it. However, I will dive with my wife as a buddy and even though she is Advanced...
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    Buddy check

    We all know since OW that Buddy check should be mandatory and that failure to do it is recipe for disaster. We have all read about fatal incidents that could have been prevented with a proper buddy check. However, humans are not machines and sometimes, they take shortcuts, are not rational and...
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    Do not ever say you are a rescue diver

    There has been a lot of threads about how a diver should introduce herself or himself to a new DS. I have a DM C- Card but I never claim I am a DM as I have never worked as such. I always say I am a Rescue Diver. 90% of the time, I dive with my wife as a buddy. I jump first, tell her I am ok and...
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    Scuba accident in a swimming pool close to my house

    https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/217308/duiker-overleden-door-incident-in-zwembad-in-amstelveen TRANSLATION Diver died due to incident in swimming pool in Amstelveen 47 minutes ago · Edited 2 minutes ago · By NH Nieuws A diver died in hospital today after an incident in the De Meerkamp swimming...
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    Disappointed

    A bit disappointed by the dive shop in Koh Tao. No name is necessary. First, you are really stand alone on the boat. You chose whatever tank you want and pick your weight and belt. It should not be a problem for advanced divers but I had to help two of them without action from the staff. One did...
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    Scooter insurance in Koh Tao

    I lost the argument with my wife about whether hiring a scooter or taxis in Koh Tao. We will have to go for the former. However, I visited some shops this afternoon after diving with Simple Life and nobody offers liability insurance. They talk about scratches, even theft and damages to the...
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    Cleaning travel diving bags

    My wife’s travel bag is a mess. Too many trips and the way airport bagage handlers treat the bag is appalling. The bag is still in perfect shape but filthy and I failed to make the stains disappear. Do you know of a strong product ideally available in Europe that could make it look clean again...
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    Is horizontal position really better?

    This thread by an experienced diver in the Basic Forum is an invitation to a cordial discussion of a topic that approaches dogma on ScubaBoard: maintaining horizontal trim. Let's debate this in the spirit in which it was intended. This thread is not an invitation to a cage fight. Thank you in...
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    Relative risk in diving

    There seems to be a commun wisdom in the diving community that we should avoid risk because it will kill you. Diving should be fun and safe. However, the perfection of risk is a very personal thing. The risk itself is not an absolute concept. Some divers will rapidly gear up if there are told...
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    What about flare?

    I spent the last week browsing the SB thread on incidents. I am planning a week diving in Thailand next month. I am not particularly scared but I believe that prevention is key. In the event when you are lost at see, people are looking for you and it is night time, why couldn’t we use a flare? I...
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    Dry suit training in the Netherlands

    Hello. My wife and I are wetsuit tropical scuba divers. We have a house in Amstelveen and spend roughly 2/3 months there yearly. We never thought that we would ever consider cold water diving but there is a beginning to all things. Could you recommend some dive shops for dry suit training not...
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    SSI Enriched Nitrox

    Hello. I am wondering what and how long it would take to get SSI Enriched Nitrox certified when you already have Science of Diving. I think that you can do it all online for EAN32 (theory+exam) but what about EAN40? In addition to the analyzer session, are there some mandatory dives? I will be...
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    Verifying dives

    I use the SSI diving app on my iPhone and I am very happy with it. I have my training material, c cards, diving logs in it. However, two things bother me. You can only verify dives in a SSI shop. They tell you to go back to your LDS. What if you no longer have a LDS because you relocated? Will...
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    CESA theory

    I know that this subject has been discussed ad nauseam on SB (I have probably read all the related threads) but not in the way that I am searching. Out of all the diving skills that I have learnt, this is the one that worries me the most. Let me explain. We learn the skill no deeper than 9...
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    Shackleton and the Endurance

    I came across the story of the Endurance and Shackleton. I find it extraordinary. Another expedition will try to locate the wreck that lies at 3000m this month. I know that it is not really about diving but does someone know if a documentary or a movie was made about this adventure? I would be...
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    Deep Dive Dubai - Did it

    Very neat facility. All white and clean like a thalasso center not like a regular diving shop. Lockers are of the same standard. Clean and large bath towels and robes (that you have to return). As clean as Dubai can be if you know what I mean. The only personal gear you can use are mask, fins...
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    Things you are (almost but not really) ashamed of doing while diving

    I am 52 years old and I am supposed to be mentally balanced. But since I started diving, I have always been attracted by the depth. It is irrational. Even though I made myself the promise to never go below 40 meters, I try to reach 40 at every single dive even when there is nothing special to...
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