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My usual 2 psi is that 11 is way too young for scuba. The actions that you describe by your son kinda proves my point. I also don't like Discovery Dives because even if the required ratios of instructor to students ARE followed, I feel anything more that 1 to 1 is risky (suppose one bolts to the...

When you say adds liability do you mean the old discussion about an accident on a boat where you were vacationing and actually being a certified DM (or instructor) may put you at risk morseo than if you weren't? A much discussed topic here-- some would agree and others not. When I took charters...

Makes sense to me.

There are quite a few threads somewhere on this. I have no first hand experience but gather that sometimes the work is a bit much. And again, I would assume there isn't a lot of just "fun" diving.

Tropical in the summer, down to 60 or a little below mid-winter.

Last few years I have shore dived only. I am one who favours no regulations. People do a lot of stupid things they are not qualified to attempt. I think to the "red flags" I saw on the beaches of Destin, FL during winter and seeing young kids in the water with parents on the beach. Water that I...

Welcome to diving. Do you think you'll get down to Puerto Penasco? I've been there twice, unfortunately prior to getting certified.

3. These would not be "fun" dives as a DMT, they would be work. 4. Absolutely not.

Yeah what he says. The only thing the DM course really does for your diving is polish up your 24 skills to demonstration level, which as a diver you don't need. As well, 24 dives IMO is not near enough experience (think you need 60 to start the course). I've read posts (one recently) where the...

Welcome to the Board. Good luck with the selling. I've had my Clarinet Book listed on my signature since I joined in 2007 and no one seems to want to buy it???

I've never taught it of course, but one idea is to yawn and listen for the crackling sound in your ears. If you can achieve that sound you can equalize without any of the other methods. If you can "hold" where that sound is it will muffle your ears from loud sounds like passing 18 wheelers (not...

Somewhere in the Indo Pacific where there are no shell collecting laws.

I never had to get back. Never left the old stuff.

Right-- That's a shame what's happened to the Aral Sea over the years. I wasn't sure if you had part of the Caspian Sea Coast. Have you been there?

I agree. I've heard that an instructor who has dived in many varied locales and conditions is better than one who hasn't. I don't disagree, but-- If I'm an open water student I would prefer instructors and DMs who have a thousand dives on the training site and similar conditions rather than 200...

Caspian Sea? What is the condition of it with irrigation, etc.?

My feeling (having witnessed this once with the Nitrox course back when 2 dives were required) is whether the first Deep dive counts toward Deep cert. depends on what the shop where you're going to do the Deep course wants to do.

Just another thought about DM internship vs. just diving a lot. For years we drove to the Florida panhandle and stayed in a condo 3 months. I did tons of shore diving and the odd charter boat. Now, you won't find a condo there for $1,500 per month Dec.-March (off season) anymore, and down South...

I hear these DM internships can vary a lot regarding what kind and what amount of work you do. Good luck finding a good fit.

I have 4 AL 80s for local diving and take 2 of them in the van each summer when I drive to NY. I used to take them to FL when we were snowbirds. I found 2 of them for sale under $100 (for both) on Kijiji (Canada's Craigs List I guess). There is always someone who tried scuba briefly and decided...